This Cheese Stands Alone

Premium Gourmet Dutch Cheese, from 20 feet below sea level to you. Beemster Cheese has generations of making cheese behind them and they offer a variety of cheeses that start in the peaceful, canal lined pastures of North Holland. This rich landscape originally was 20 feet below sea level and was reclaimed from the sea in the year 1612.

With the help of  much manual labor, dykes and 55 windmills this area is presently known as the ‘Beemster’ polder and consists of lush pastures of sweet grasses, which, in turn, influence the milk from which the cheeses are made.

Here are two of several serious, but not intimidating cheeses:

Beemster Classic, the first  Beemster cheese to be introduced to the United States, is matured for no less than 18 months to ensure a delicious complex  taste. The beautiful color is reminiscent of caramel and  to this day remains the best selling Beemster cheese.  The flavor of Beemster Classic translates well on a sandwich or with a selection of fine wines for party guests. Or try it for breakfast with fruit and toast.

Beemster X-O is matured for 26 months and is their oldest cheese. Beemster maintains that this is as old as a fine cheese needs to be. “As a cheese matures, the flavor… expands. As this process happens moisture also exits the cheese, thus leaving the cheese tasting crumbly and granular… Because of Beemster's unique milk, X-O- is able to obtain one of the widest flavor ranges possible in only 26 months and still retains its smooth and creamy taste.” And this is true. The taste is hearty, full-bodied and still delightful. Grate this cheese over pasta or other dishes or savor it by itself perhaps on a thin slice of home-made bread.

Life is short. What you eat should be savored and enjoyed, and stay in your memory long after it has left the plate.

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