The best Dutch cheeses
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Noord-Hollandse Gouda · Boerenkaas · Old Amsterdam. (Updated Sep 17, 2025.)
The tastiest and best-known Dutch cheeses according to TasteAtlas' ranking of Dutch cheeses, Wikipedia and cheese shops.
Automatically translated (original in Nederlands). See the original
Top 10
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Noord-Hollandse Gouda
PDO Gouda from North Holland, top of TasteAtlas' Dutch cheese list.
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Boerenkaas
Artisan raw-milk farmhouse cheese.
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Old Amsterdam
Sweet aged Gouda with crystals, a famous brand.
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Beemster Classic
Long-aged cheese from the Beemster polder.
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Gouda
The best-known Dutch cheese, from young to extra aged; Gouda Holland is PGI.
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Reypenaer
Cheese aged for years in a historic warehouse in Woerden.
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Edam
Round cheese with a red rind, exported for centuries.
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8
Leidse kaas
Cumin cheese from the Leiden area, PDO.
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Leerdammer
Mild nutty cheese with big holes, one of the most popular brands.
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Maasdammer
Sweet cheese with big holes, the Dutch answer to Emmental.
Candidates
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11
Friese nagelkaas
Clove and cumin cheese from Friesland, PDO.
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12
Tesselse Groene
Sheep's cheese from Texel.
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13
Dutch grass cheese
Young cheese made from the first milk of cows in the meadow in the spring.
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Comments (9)
Oude Goudse boerenkaas met die zoutkristallen, het allerlekkerste.
Friese nagelkaas met kruidnagel, bijzonder lekker.
Leerdammer en Maasdammer in een lijst met beste kazen? 😏
Ze zijn populair, dat telt ook mee.
Tesselse Groene van Texel, aanrader!
Old Amsterdam op een cracker, heerlijk.
Edammer met het rode korstje, in het buitenland denken ze dat dat Nederland is 😄
Mist de graskaas, het eerste van het seizoen.
Reypenaer VSOP is een traktatie, 2 jaar gerijpt.