Oakdale's Young Gouda is a throwback to a classic dutch gouda. Soft, mild, creamy, and buttery. Perfect for snacking and for melting! Pack it in a picnic basket, add some apples, or even a hard cider, and enjoy!
Four days a week we start the 11 week process of making Gouda. The cheesemaker's work begins the night before when he makes sure that the fresh milk we receive from a local dairy is properly transferred and chilled. Before the sun rises the next morning, he starts the pasteurization process and adds cheese cultures to the milk. Within a few hours, curds start to form and the whey is separated from the batch. Shortly after, the curds are pressed into a large block and cut into 10 pound pieces which are placed in their molds, fitted with a lid and pressed into wheels. The next day, the wheels are transferred to a brine solution to cure. Two days later, the cheese is transferred to wooden drying racks, coated with wax, and begins the aging process where it matures to perfection.
Ingredients: Pasteurized whole milk, salt, annatto coloring, and enzymes.
Contains dairy