Graskaas (a Dutch term that translates as "grass cheese") is the cheese made from the first milkings after cows are led to pasture, having spent the winter indoors. This milk is rich and produces a mild-flavored and creamy cheese;
Cheese made from milk produced by cows indoors is called ''hooikaas'', "hay cheese". ''Meikaas'', "May cheese", is similar to ''graskaas'', but is ripened even shorter. ''Graskaas'' is typically available in early summer, though an exceptionally mild spring in the year 1596 caused ''graskaas'' to be available on the
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
market on 28 March.
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List of cheeses
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depe ...
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