What Tricolore Gouda actually is
Tricolore Gouda is a colourful Dutch cheese with a creamy texture and a peppery flavour. We import whole wheels from the Netherlands, then cut and pack the cheese in Auckland. The retail pack is 180 g.
The ingredient list includes pasteurised meadow cow’s milk (65%), pasteurised goat’s milk (35%), salt, microbial rennet, starter cultures, flavouring and colouring (beta-carotene, annatto norbixin). Contains milk from both cows and goats. Check your pack for ingredients and allergens.
You can shop Tricolore Gouda 180 g online for delivery across New Zealand.
What it tastes like
Expect a creamy texture and a peppery flavour. Its colour is part of its appearance, but it is not a reliable guide to individual ingredients: the label declares both flavouring and colouring.
Try a thin slice on its own first, then with plain bread or crackers so you can decide what you enjoy it with.
Do that once and you will know what you think. Then you will know whether you want it in a sandwich, on a board, or cut into cubes for a lunchbox.
How to serve it
Cut the portion you want to serve and keep the rest refrigerated at 1–5°C.
Use a sharp knife and cut thin. Thin slices are easier to eat and they go further.
For a board, put bread or plain crackers beside it, then something fresh and something sweet — apple or pear cut into slices, a few walnuts, a spoon of honey. Keep the board small so the wedge is the thing people reach for. One 180 g pack does not need much around it.
For a sandwich, slice it thin onto buttered bread with ham and a smear of mustard. On rye it holds its own.
For a lunchbox, pack the cheese separately from crackers and keep it chilled.
This is a weeknight cheese as much as a weekend one. There is no reason to save it.
How to keep it once it is cut
Keep it refrigerated between +1°C and +5°C.
Once you have cut into it, wrap it in waxed or greaseproof paper, then sit it in a loose bag or a container. Cling film pressed hard against the cut face does it no favours — the cheese sweats and the surface goes slick.
Cut what you need each time and rewrap the rest. Try not to handle the cut face more than you have to.
There is more on all of this in How to Store & Handle Artisan Cheese, including what to do with a wedge that has dried out at the edge.
Where to buy Tricolore Gouda in New Zealand
You can order Tricolor Gouda from us directly.
Choose a 180 g pack to try it at home. Keep it refrigerated at 1–5°C and follow the best-before and storage information on your pack.