Komijn+Cheese

Komijn Cheese

Komijn cheese is a Dutch cheese that originated from the Netherlands. It is a low-fat cheese that is made from skim milk. Cheeses back in the old days were hard to preserve, so they had to use low-fat milk and use a full-cream cheese or a Gouda to preserve it. Usually the Dutch farmers and people that lived in the back country would make this cheese. They would sell it to a market for the near by town or they would feed it to there own families. Some similar dishes to the Komijn cheese is Brined cheese or a Leyden cheese.

To make this cheese you have to get some low-fat milk and some buttermilk. You will mix the two ingredients until they are a pasty mixture. Then you will put it on a stove at an 86 degrees temperature and let it sit for a while. When is is heated you will press the cheese for a couple of hours then redress it and then press it over night. Then it is put it a brine bath until it is soaked fully. Komijn cheese tastes a lot like a Gouda cheese. It is a very creamy cheese that has a unique texture.

On our trip you can find Komijn cheese at markets that sell cheese and at some restaurants.