Dairy

Aged Goat Gouda

Aged goat Gouda is a washed-curd, pressed wheel made from goat’s milk and matured long enough for a firm, often crystalline paste with deep caramel, brown-butter, and savoury notes. Because goat milk lacks beta-carotene, the paste stays ivory to pale gold rather than the amber of aged cow Gouda, while tyrosine crunch and butterscotch sweetness still develop with time. Break or shave rather than melt hard; serve with aged cider, dark beer, or dried fruit. Dutch and international farmstead makers adapted classic Gouda technology to goat herds for a table cheese that bridges Northern European ageing culture and caprine brightness.