Quality care
As cheese ripens, it loses moisture and the taste becomes more pronounced. Therefore Gestam carefully stores its cheeses to let them 'mature', and they are turned regularly. Every week an inspector takes samples to monitor age and quality. To enhance the keeping qualities, most of the cheeses for export are covered in a layer of wax or plasticized. Interestingly, the characteristic red colour of Edam cheese is said to have originated from the wine-barrels in which it used to be transported to France.
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[ the cheese matures on wooden shelves ]