Cornish Gouda with Italian Herbs
Made by a Dutch family who relocated to south east Cornwall, Cornish Gouda comes in about five different stages of maturity, and also in several flavoured versions. This one features Italian herbs.
Pasteurised, not vegetarian.
Cornish Gouda Co
The Spierings family moved from Holland to Cornwall in 1988 to set up a dairy farm near Polruan, in the south-east of the county. Producing high-quality milk, but frustrated by low milk prices, they decided to look into cheese production as a way of adding value to what the farm could produce. Drawing on their Dutch heritage was the obvious way to go.
They refurbished a shed on the farm to use for a dairy and maturing room, and son Giel travelled back to Holland to study cheese-making with other members of the family. Cheese making in Cornwall began in earnest in 2012, with the first cheese going on sale later that year. The result is a unique addition to the English cheese scene.
