Crumbly cheese
A true chunk cheese lies on the wooden shelves in our maturing warehouse for between 2 and 4 years. The long ripening process makes the cheese spicy and piquant in flavour, but it also means that there are salt crystals in many of these cheeses. The cheese is harder in texture and, as the name suggests, crumbles. Enjoy the full ripened crumble cheese and order easily and safely online at Cheese Online.
Gouda crumble cheeseThe spirited Gouda crumbly cheese has matured for at least 3 years in our own traditional maturing house. Delicious with a drink or simply delicious on the go.
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Rotterdams AntiquesCharacterful extra overaged cheese. Rotterdams Antique is the extra perennial cheese that should not be missing from your cheeseboard. A real Rotterdam cheese with character.
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Older, older, the oldest!
Compared to young cheese, which only matures for four weeks, crumbled cheese is a very old cheese. So how old is crumbly cheese? These cheeses take as much as two to four years to acquire its characteristic flavour. Strong, nutty and tangy in flavour and topped with crunchy salt crystals.
Why does crumbly cheese crumble?
An ageing cheese loses its moisture and therefore becomes drier. Since dry cheese crumbles faster, there is no escape for this cheese after its long ripening process. Despite crumbling, these cheeses are fantastically flavourful. The moisture loss causes the special, strong flavour and the formation of salt crystals. For this reason, many aged cheeses contain salt crystals. Due to the salt migrating from the edge to the heart of the cheese, the cheese develops its light yellow to light brown colour.
Storing old crumbly cheese
How long can old cheese be stored? Like almost all hard aged cheeses, old crumbly cheese can keep for at least two weeks after opening. However, look, smell and taste if the cheese is still good.
Buy crumbled cheese online
The hard and crumbly structure of the cheese makes it unsuitable as a sandwich filling. However, crumbled cheese is very good to use for au gratin dishes or as an addition to a cheeseboard. Even more delicious with a dark Trappist beer or a nice glass of red wine.
Buy your favourite crumbled cheese easily and quickly online with us. Our Dutch cheeses are fresh from the knife and we ship vacuum-packed to the desired delivery address.