Gouda vs Wyfe of Bath
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.
Wyfe of Bath
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Wyfe of Bath is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the United Kingdom. The name comes from the Wife of Bath, a character in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and the card names no town. Makers take a light cue from Dutch Gouda and finish a British wheel with a firm natural rind. The paste is nutty, creamy, and sweet, with a pale caramel tone as it ages. It is a board and cooking cheese, not a fresh curd.