Maaslander is a brand name for a
Gouda, semihard
cheese
Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...
from the family Westland aka Westland Cheese Specialties BV, located at
Huizen
Huizen () is a municipality and a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.
The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region, instead of the more commo ...
, the
Netherlands
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. Maaslander is one of the first Dutch cheese brands, and it is a protected designation of origin. Including the green and yellow stripes, and also the name ''lander''.
Regular Dutch Gouda cheese contains salt from the use of brine in the production, which can lead to a high bloodpressure. So, the company began producing the Maaslander at a factory in
Arkel
Arkel is a town in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. A part of the municipality of Molenlanden, it lies about 3 km north of Gorinchem. Arkel is a former municipality; in 1986 it became part of Giessenlanden.
In 2017, the village of ...
in 1978. This cheese, slightly shallower, with a shorter time of immersion, resulted in a lower salinity and a mild-flavored cheese. Due to the shorter curing, the cheese contains more milk fluid.
Cheese factories outside the Netherlands also produce Maaslander cheese, for example in
Flensburg
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, Germany.
Westland specializes in the sale of branded cheese.
Old Amsterdam is also a brand of the company. In the UK Old Amsterdam is marketed by Bradbury's of
Buxton
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, a company founded, in 1884, as Bradbury and Son, by Reverend William John Bradbury.
Maaslander types
* 30+ matured
* 48+ slightly matured (green / yellow stripes)
* 48+ matured (red / yellow stripes)
See also
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References
www.westland-kaas.nl
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Dutch cheeses
Cow's-milk cheeses
Culture of North Holland
Huizen