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Rich, creamy and delicious, the Gouda you know is exceptionally versatile. But its taste and texture completely transforms with age; what once was a soft, mild, sweet and creamy orange cow’s milk cheese crystallises into a harder, crumbly and intensely complex cheese with rich caramel notes.

Discover a Gouda for every palate here, with our harvest table spread

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Woolworths has four gouda types that get all the more complex in the aging process, so every age has a story – and every one has a Gouda to find and fall in love with:

• 2-month matured ‘Young’ Gouda is creamy, mild and buttery. Pair it with fresh pears, green apples, sourdough and fresh lemonade with mint and a green apple juice.
• 6-month matured ‘Mature’ Gouda is rich, rounded and nutty. Pair it with fig preserves, charcuterie and peach iced tea and light kombucha.
• 10-month matured ‘Extra Mature’ Gouda is complex with caramel notes. Pair it with caramelised onions and toasted mixed nuts with premium non-alcoholic ginger beer.
• 20-month matured ‘Vintage’ Gouda is crystalline, intense and savoury. Pair it with honeycomb, roasted hazelnuts, fresh figs, balsamic glaze and tonic water with orange peel or sparkling mineral water with grapefruit.

Loaded gouda fries

Use Gouda in your cooking – and with a dish that celebrates the flavour profiles of every block in the range. These crispy, golden fries are drenched in layers of velvety cheese, and topped with bacon bits and more fried crispy curds for the moreish loaded cheese fries.

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From the first creamy bite to the last crumbly one, each age of Gouda is an invitation to taste something extraordinary. Whether you're building a showstopping cheese harvest table or piling those droolworthy loaded fries high, there's a Gouda for every moment, and every bite is worth the wait.

Find more gouda recipes here

Recipe and production: Bianca Strydom 

Food assistant: Chevonne Fourie

Photography: Jan Ras

Videography: Romy Wilson and Kaylene Sauls

From young and creamy 2-month Gouda, to richly matured and beautifully complex 6-, 10- and 20-month, discover the full Woolworths’ Gouda range crafted for every taste and every moment.

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