Maasdam

Stop 112 of 265 · Netherlands

One cheese on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheese

Maasdam cheese

  • cow milk
  • pressed
  • semi-soft
Drink
A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or MerlotFirm, mild wheels are the most forgiving cheeses on the board; a medium red flatters them.
Driving
Cold brew coffeeBody without sharpness.
Eat with
Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustardFirm mild wheels are the sandwich cheeses; mustard supplies the sharpness.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

Maasdam cheese on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromWestmalle Abbey69 km (43 mi) by road, about 59 min driving.
On toStolwijk48 km (30 mi) by road, about 43 min driving.
MaasdamWestmalle AbbeyStolwijk

Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.