The little town of Edam, in the Dutch province of North Holland, used to be the centre of Dutch cheese exports. Nowadays Edam cheese is produced all over world. Edam cheese has a very mild taste, slightly salty or nutty and almost no smell when compared to other cheeses.
Fat content in dry matter min |
45% |
Minimum maturity |
6 weeks - 15kg and 7kg loaf
5 weeks - 3,5kg; 3kg; 2,2kg loaf |
Weight and size (mm) available (approx.) : 125 x 125 x 100 90 x 250 x 100 100 x 300 x 100 125 x 250 x 100 250 x 250 x 100 500 x 300 x 100 |
1.7kg 2.2kg 3.0kg 3.5kg 7.0kg 15.0kg |
Shelf life |
3 months |