Why You’ll Love This

A dutch aged cheese combining gouda’s caramel sweetness with parmesan-like nuttiness and crystals. It offers enough personality for an interesting cheese board while remaining versatile in the kitchen. The texture and flavor make it especially rewarding when served at room temperature, where the full character of the cow’s milk can unfold.

What Makes It Special

Prima Donna is matured for a firm, crystalline texture and deep flavors of brown butter, toasted nuts, and caramel.

Perfect Pairings

Pair it with apples, pears, mustard, charcuterie, dark bread, red wine, or Belgian ale.

Serving Ideas

Serve in shards, grate over pasta, melt into risotto, or pair with apples and mustard.

About the Producer

Prima Donna is associated with this cheese and its traditional style. The style reflects the milk, aging methods, and culinary traditions of Netherlands.

Tasting Notes: Caramel, nutty, crystalline, buttery, savory

Country: Netherlands

Recipe: 
Smoked Chicken Salad with Raspberries
Saffron Risotto with Serrano Ham
​Shaved Watermelon Radish and Asparagus Salad with Castelvetrano Olives and Gouda