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½ Price Frico Maasdam Cheese Wedges $9.49/kg @ Woolworths

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tightarse on 26/02/2018 - 20:37 woolworths.com.au (1208 clicks)
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In my humble opinion, great cheese from the deli at a very nice price. Enjoy :)

Maasdam cheese (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːsdɑm]) is a Swiss-style Dutch cheese. Made from cow's milk, it is aged for at least 4 weeks. It ripens faster than other Dutch cheeses. Maasdam has internal holes from the ripening process, and a smooth, yellow rind. Sometimes it is waxed like Gouda. The cheese was created to compete with the popular Swiss Emmental by being less expensive and quicker to produce.

In the process of making a cheese with the same general components as Swiss cheeses, the Dutch ended up with a cheese that is nutty and sweet, but softer than Emmental due to a higher moisture content. The style was introduced in 1984 by the Baars company as the trademarked Leerdammer cheese, though it is now made by other Dutch companies under the name Maasdammer. It is called after the village of Maasdam in the province of Zuid-Holland. (source: wiki)

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  • sween64 on 26/02/2018 - 20:49
    +6

    Agreed. Great cheese.

    • DaTa on 26/02/2018 - 20:52

      Yep time to do the keto diet and enjoy this cheese 😁

    • Scrooge McDuck on 27/02/2018 - 13:49
      -1

      Is it made with ethically sourced milk and rennet?

  • sev snape on 26/02/2018 - 20:50

    How is this cheese in taste compared to Jarlsberg? I always assumed it was a kind of cut-price jarlsberg, but I've never actually tried it.

    • hugh on 26/02/2018 - 21:08

      You would be hard-pressed to tell them apart in a blind test.

      • HansieSYD on 26/02/2018 - 21:35
        +1

        I'm Dutch and I have to say it's nothing like Jarlsberg :) Easy to tell apart, this one has a better flavour to it. Try it out!

        Personally like more matured Dutch cheeses, but they are almost impossible to get here.

        • hugh on 26/02/2018 - 22:02

          From my experience, the temperature of the cheese when served and the age of the cheese or how it has been stored has a lot of influence on the taste. Even how it has been cut before serving has an effect on the taste.

          Just wondering if you bought some and stored it for a long time would it taste matured?

        • HansieSYD on 26/02/2018 - 22:07
          +4

          @hugh:

          nope, the maturing process is done as a whole cheese wheel (as the rind/crust protects the cheese), The wheels are matured on timber shelves and turned over daily. Maturing process is up to 18 months, but the general population would probably eat 6mo matured for daily consumption.

    • jv on 26/02/2018 - 21:40
      +2

      it's a milder and more nutty.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 27/02/2018 - 13:53
        +1

        But softer due to a higher moisture content.

  • Scab on 26/02/2018 - 20:50
    +2

    Never tasted this cheese, is it similar to Swiss cheese?

    • tightarse on 26/02/2018 - 20:56
      +9

      Not quite in the same class as Jarlsberg, but very close. Melts beautifully under the grill on a slice of bread for the perfect toastie :)

  • 2real4u on 26/02/2018 - 20:52
    +7

    Thanks TA! This is a masdamn good cheese

  • gimli on 26/02/2018 - 20:57

    Does this taste better than pizza blend?

  • retiredfeline on 26/02/2018 - 20:58
    +2

    Ta, time to buy some.

  • chrisie on 26/02/2018 - 21:00
    +1

    Good find - Time to stock up again ….

  • ireadtermsofuse on 26/02/2018 - 21:13

    I prefer government cheese

  • PJC on 26/02/2018 - 21:26
    +5

    Thanks for posting OP.

    • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 22:03
      +1

      Thanks for thanking Tightarse.

      • sween64 on 26/02/2018 - 22:07
        +5

        Thanks for thanking PJC

        • PJC on 26/02/2018 - 22:45
          +4

          Thanks for thanking BrodenIt for thanking me for thanking tightarse.

    • Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 22:17
      +2

      He's my lover…

  • jv on 26/02/2018 - 21:43
    +3

    A lot of continental delis sell it for around $10 a kg if you need to get some in between Woolies sales…

    • Scab on 26/02/2018 - 21:52
      +2

      What about if you don't live on a continent?

      Scab on 26/02/2018 - 21:52 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • jv on 26/02/2018 - 21:56
        +7

        Then look for an inter-continental deli…

        • Lizard Spock on 27/02/2018 - 08:29
          +3

          You can also get it from the New Delhi everyone’s talking about. It’s one the subcontinent

        • jv on 27/02/2018 - 13:19
          +3

          @Lizard Spock:

          Sounds delightful…

    • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 21:53
      +5

      First time I've seen JV upvote. Have you been drinking?

      [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 21:53 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • jv on 26/02/2018 - 21:57
        +3

        First time I've seen JV upvote. Have you been drinking?

        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/14180/voted

        (There's some good SpecSavers deals on at the moment…)

        • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 21:59
          +2

          Doesn't count, today's Monday.

    • Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 21:55
      +3

      First this and now another? Ok who are you and what have you done with jv?

      Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 21:55 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • jv on 26/02/2018 - 21:58
        +3

        You don't like cheese?

        • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 21:58
          +3

          Stop being cheesy.

        • Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 22:02
          +2

          your, your… being helpful???

        • sween64 on 26/02/2018 - 22:08
          +5

          @Wystri Warrick: Shock. Horror. A constructive comment from jv.

        • Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 22:09
          +4

          @sween64: It must be jv's daughter, jv must of forgotten to logout again.

        • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 22:11
          +3

          @Wystri Warrick:
          Told you, JV's drunk. I've just dialed triple 0.

        • gimli on 26/02/2018 - 22:14
          +3

          @BrodenIt: you don't need to dial 000.
          Just report to mods

        • Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 22:15
          +3

          @BrodenIt: You sir are one of the good Ozbargainers, may I shake your hand.

        • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 22:43
          +2

          @Wystri Warrick:
          That's $1 per second.

        • Wystri Warrick on 26/02/2018 - 22:48
          +3

          @BrodenIt: Do you accept other forms of payment other than monetary?

        • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2018 - 22:52
          +3

          @Wystri Warrick:
          Eneloops, of course.

  • 777 on 26/02/2018 - 23:04

    Is it microbial rennet?

    • robbyjones on 27/02/2018 - 19:12
      -2

      What? This is a price deal post by a member not the cheesemaker (for they are blessed) how the, ehm, heck is the OP supposed to know that?

      • 777 on 28/02/2018 - 01:12

        I don't think thats a unreasonable, after all it about the product and seems to be that there are so many fans here.
        It is the ingredient list.

    • pizzaguy on 01/03/2018 - 18:00
      +1

      Ingredients only say “rennet” and it’s a “product of Holland”, so if it was made according to the EU law, it should be animal rennet, ergo:

      It’s not vegetarian.

      Like the original parmesan, other hard cheeses, and original blue cheeses etc. Australian equivalents are usually vegetarian.

      Moreover, it seems the deal is online only?

  • cashless on 26/02/2018 - 23:23

    Can vouch for Maasdam. Hopeless if you’re trying to cut cholesterol

  • Yimmy on 27/02/2018 - 03:03
    +3

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Edam is the best cheese, the only cheese that is made, backwards .

  • erally on 27/02/2018 - 10:05
    +2

    and if you mention the code-word 'ArseCheese' at the deli, you might get a free surprise.

    • Scab on 27/02/2018 - 10:14

      ArseCheese

      Blue vein?

      • Scrooge McDuck on 27/02/2018 - 13:45

        Red vein usually.

        • Scab on 27/02/2018 - 13:49

          That's a sign of ringworm, any itching.

  • Cluster on 27/02/2018 - 11:37

    I love Massdam, but some of the cheaper varieties sometimes contain a preservative (sodium benzoate). Hopefully this one doesn't.

    • Scrooge McDuck on 27/02/2018 - 13:48
      +2

      (sodium benzoate)

      …that's bad.

      • mmd on 02/03/2018 - 02:46

        Homer: Can I go now?

  • bailbondsh on 27/02/2018 - 19:03

    Cheese

  • retiredfeline on 28/02/2018 - 18:10

    Be careful to check the unit price on the packet. Some in the Woolies I went to had the old price so the wedge price was about $7 instead of $3-$4. Staff must have missed relabelling them.

    It's the Chatswood Woolies Metro if someone wants to try to get a wedge free for mispricing. I was in a hurry.

  • sween64 on 01/03/2018 - 11:37

    Ohhh it's wedges not sliced this time :(

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