Epicure
and settled down at our little table
for two with several others who had
braved the rain, all for the love of
cheese. We watched a video clip
about cheese and then we began the
sampling. On our small wooden table
we had a cutting board with several
large chunks of cheese, all with
iff r nt o or an on i t n i
As the cheese taster explained about
how the cheese was aged and what
we should expect to taste, we cut
slices, sampled them and made notes
to om ar th iff r nt
experiences, so we could decide
which cheeses we preferred. The
longer the cheeses had been aged,
the more crystals formed, which is
why the the older cheeses were more
salty and strong-tasting. Some in
the class much preferred this
tron r a or t
i
th
mild cheese best.
Small glasses of wine were available
for those who wanted to pair wine
and cheese and a good time was had
by the entire group as we devoured all
th iff r nt ty
o h
tryin
to decide which was our favorite.
The expert cheese taster answered
tion a o t th iff r nt h
and walked around, talking to us about
our choices. The intimate tasting
experience was a perfect introduction
to Dutch cheeses.
n
ha am
o r
a
went upstairs to the little shop and
chose the cheeses we wanted to
purchase and take home. If you are in
Amsterdam and you like cheese (and
who doesn’t, really?) you should do
this cheese tasting. It was fun and
delicious and we felt like expert
cheese gourmands while we were
participating. The shop is located
a short walk from the Grand Dam,
where there are lots of little shops
and restaurants where you can grab
a bite – in case you didn’t have quite
enough cheese!
Charming houseboats
are scattered around the
canals
RIGHT
Which cheese to take
home?
BELOW
Cheese tasting
classroom
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