Dutch Leerdammer

Leerdammer is a Dutch semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk.

It takes around 3–12 months to ripe.

It has a creamy white texture and was made to be similar in appearance and flavor to Emmental, but it is rounder in taste.

It has a sweet and somewhat nutty flavour that becomes more pronounced with age. It also has distinct holes in it.

In a past advertisement campaign this was made use in claiming jokingly that "the taste is around the holes".

Leerdammer cheese is produced in Schoonrewoerd in the municipality of Leerdam, the city which gave Leerdammer its name. Generic

Leerdammer style cheese is sold as Maasdam cheese.

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