Some cheeses like garden vegetables are seasonal, coming around only at distinct times of the year. Graskaas from the Beemster cheesemakers is a gouda-style cheese made from the first spring milking of the season. Literally meaning "grass cheese" Graskaas has a fresh, rich flavor missing in so many other "gouda" named cheeses. The color is golden with a semi-osft texture with a pleasing chew. Truly delicious but sold for a limited time at the beginning of summer. Seek it out while you can.

Name: Beemster Graskaas or Beemster Gras or Gouda Graskaas
Type of Milk: cow's, pasteurized
Type: semi-soft
Produced in: The Netherlands, Beemster
Date Purchased: 7/3/2007
Date Eaten:7/4/2007
Purchased Where: United States, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, A Southern Season
Price: $13.99/lb.