🧀 Beemster Classic
Beemster Classic is an aged Dutch cow's milk cheese from Beemster with tyrosine crystals and 48+ fat in dry matter.
Beemster Classic is an aged Dutch cow's milk cheese from the Beemster brand; it belongs to the semi-hard cheeses.
Ingredients according to the maker: cow's milk, cheese culture, rennet, salt and the natural colour annatto. Fat content is 48+, meaning 51.3% fat in dry matter. Allergen: milk. The cheese ages naturally in the historic cheese warehouses of the CONO Kaasmakers cooperative in the Beemster polder.
The flavour is deep and complex. Ripening forms tyrosine crystals, an amino acid felt as subtly crunchy grains; the maker treats their even spread through the cheese as a mark of quality.
How to use it: Classic is firm enough to sit on a cheese board at room temperature for hours without losing its golden colour. The maker suggests pairing it with bloomy-rind cheeses, blue cheeses and other strongly flavoured cheeses. Classic is also grated over dishes or cubed to serve with wine or beer.
In the Beemster range it sits alongside the younger Mild and Medium, Royaal and the longest-aged Beemster X-O.
Facts
| Raw material | Cow's milk |
|---|---|
| Main use | Cheese board, grating, with wine and beer |
How it connects to Cheese
🧀 Beemster Classic → kind of → 🧀 Semi-hard cheeses → kind of → 🧀 Cheese
Links
- Part of
- 🧀 Beemster, 🧀 Semi-hard cheeses
Frequently asked questions
Where is Beemster Classic made?
In the Beemster polder in the Netherlands; it ages in the historic warehouses of the CONO Kaasmakers cooperative.
Are the crunchy grains in Beemster Classic a flaw?
No. They are tyrosine crystals, an amino acid that forms during ripening; the maker treats their even spread as a mark of quality.
Which cheeses sit next to Classic in the Beemster range?
The younger Mild and Medium, Royaal and the longest-aged Beemster X-O.
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