This list provides information on the five cheese markets existing in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 21st century.
Wurden Market ( Dutch: Woerden ) is a full-fledged modern commercial cheese market. The four others - in Alkmaar , in Gouda , in Edam and in Horn - are historical copies of the cheese markets that existed in the Middle Ages .
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Alkmaar
The cheese market in Alkmaar is open every Friday from 10:00 to 12:30, from the first Friday of April to the first Friday of September. There are four groups ( niderl. Vemen ) of cheese carriers ( niderl. Kaasdragers ), which differ in different colors of hats: red, blue, green and yellow. Two porters carry the heads of cheese on a stretcher in weight - usually a stretcher weighs about 160 kg. The price of cheese is set by the barter system ( Dutch. Handjeklap ).
Edam
The market in Edam is the most popular cheese market in the Netherlands, and as the name implies, mainly Edam cheese is sold in this market. As before, cheese on the market is sold with horse-drawn carts and boats. The market is open in July and August on Wednesdays from 10:30 to 12:30.
Horn
The market in Horn was opened in 2007, it operates every Thursday from 12:30 to 13:45, and during the period from June 28 to September 20 - every Thursday evening from 21:00 to 22:15 hours.
Gouda
The market in Gouda has been functioning for more than three centuries on the Netherlands. Goudse kaasmarkt , the cheese trade runs from mid-June to August. Cheese is delivered every Thursday morning from 10:00 to 12:30. The market is surrounded by a multitude of exhibition tents featuring historic Dutch professions, from cheese production to butter production.
Ghoul
The Wurden market has existed for more than 100 years, and every Wednesday, from around 9 a.m., trade begins between the cheese farmers ( Dutch. Kaasboeren ) and retail market traders ( Dutch. Marktmeester) , which determines the price of various types of cheese. for sale - “farm cheeses” ( Dutch boerenkazen , are produced in the traditional way and are considered to have a better taste than factory cheeses.
Wurden Historic Cheese Market
Traditionally, in August, on the last Wednesday of summer school holidays (for the central Netherlands), there is a historical cheese market where farmers and their wives dress in historical costumes and revive the traditional cheese market.
Links
- Tourist information About Edam and the Edam cheese market
- Dutch Farm Cheese cheese farm information website
- Gourmet-Food.com Information and books about Dutch cheese