A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.
Used in a Sentence
gouda
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gouda.
Editorial note
The problem with Gouda is that you get it everywhere, but not the quality Gouda.
Examples19
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gouda gathered in one view.
A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.
A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gouda.
noun
A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.
noun
A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.
noun
A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in the Netherlands.
Example sentences
The problem with Gouda is that you get it everywhere, but not the quality Gouda.
If anyone else is ever in the Netherlands and has a chance, due the tour in Gouda, it's delightful and you get to try a bunch of gouda cheese!
It turned into more of a gouda texture; more effort to cut vs how soft brie starts off.
I think when someone thinks of the Platonic ideal orange cheese, they taste aged gouda on their tongue.
Talking about gouda, gotta get me some slices before kids munch it all again.
Runners-up for me include gruyere, a dark aged gouda, or camembert or reblochon.
Aged Gouda from the Netherlands (my favorite!) is riddled with these crystals.
These are often techniques, like washing the curd (gouda) or cheddaring (cheddar).
I love them all, but that gouda taste is something else to me and my wife.
It's a shame more people aren't taught gouda pronounce it.
Haha Agreed btw, the tour in Gouda is wonderful.
Old aged gouda is the best cheese I ever laid on my tongue.
Quote examples
But if all I need is a block of cheddar or emmental or "gouda" or whatever to make some sandwiches, its fine.
Trained archaeologists in Philadelphia will look at a clay pipe and say "That's Dutch" but these guys are like "That's from Gouda, and was probably owned by a farmer"
You do get some very generic kinds of cheese pretty much everywhere ("vegan cheddar", sandwich slices mostly consisting of emulgators and color, Emmental, Gouda, Parmesan,...) but the availability/selection even for very well-known cheeses (like pecorino) decreases quickly as you leave their regions.
At my local supermarket today I didn't buy a yummy local aged gouda (Meyer) because it was USD40/kg: instead I bought 1 double-cream Brie (Mainland), 1 goatsmilk feta (Foodsnob - Bulgarian - cheap on special), and some "smoked flavour" processed cheese slices (Chesdale - plastic but I like it!).
Proper noun examples
Then you don't end up with too much five-year Gouda.
It doesn't penetrate far on hard cheeses like Gouda.
I’ve always loved the crunch in a good Gouda, and it’s really fun to read some details about tyrosine crystals that cause it.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use gouda in a sentence?
The problem with Gouda is that you get it everywhere, but not the quality Gouda.
What does gouda mean?
A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.
What part of speech is gouda?
gouda is commonly used as noun.