Gouda vs Leyden
Gouda
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- Netherlands
- Place
- Gouda
Gouda is a pressed cow's-milk cheese named for the Dutch city. Young Gouda is mild, supple, and often sealed in wax. Aged Gouda is hard, deep, and full of crystals.
Leyden
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Netherlands
Leyden is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the Netherlands, flavored with cumin and often with caraway. The spices show as dark specks in a pale, supple paste, and the taste is savory rather than sweet. A natural rind covers the wheel, which slices cleanly for bread or a board. It is a Dutch spice cheese, not a plain Gouda with seeds on the side. The Dutch name Leidse kaas and the word komijnekaas both point to the same style.