# The best Dutch cheeses

The tastiest and best-known Dutch cheeses according to TasteAtlas' ranking of Dutch cheeses, Wikipedia and cheese shops.

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- Aug 12, 2025 · breadhead_eindhoven
- https://even.best/en/l/612/the-best-dutch-cheeses

## Top 10

1. **Noord-Hollandse Gouda** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — PDO Gouda from North Holland, top of TasteAtlas' Dutch cheese list.
2. **Boerenkaas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Artisan raw-milk farmhouse cheese.
3. **Old Amsterdam** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet aged Gouda with crystals, a famous brand.
4. **Beemster Classic** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Long-aged cheese from the Beemster polder.
5. **Gouda** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The best-known Dutch cheese, from young to extra aged; Gouda Holland is PGI.
6. **Reypenaer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cheese aged for years in a historic warehouse in Woerden.
7. **Edam** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Round cheese with a red rind, exported for centuries.
8. **Leidse kaas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cumin cheese from the Leiden area, PDO.
9. **Leerdammer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mild nutty cheese with big holes, one of the most popular brands.
10. **Maasdammer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet cheese with big holes, the Dutch answer to Emmental.
11. **Friese nagelkaas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Clove and cumin cheese from Friesland, PDO.
12. **Tesselse Groene** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sheep's cheese from Texel.
13. **Dutch grass cheese** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Young cheese made from the first milk of cows in the meadow in the spring.

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