Where to Buy Maasdam in NZ
In store
Some people would rather buy cheese in person. You can see the cut, ask a question, and have it home in your bag by the afternoon. If that is how you shop, start with our stockists page: Where to Buy Gouda in NZ. That page lists where our range turns up, and it is the one we keep current, so it is worth a look before you drive across town.
Stock moves. A shop that had our cheese on the counter last month may be waiting on the next delivery, so a quick call before you leave saves you a trip.
The retail pack is 280 g. That is the size you will find in a chiller, and it is a sensible amount for a household — a few sandwiches through the week, something on a board on Friday. It is not a purchase you need an occasion for.
Online
Ordering online is the straightforward way to get Maasdam if there is nothing near you. You can order Dutch Maasdam Cheese 280g directly from us, and it goes out to addresses around the country.
Cheese travels better than people expect, as long as it is packed for it. Ours is cut and wrapped before it leaves us, so what arrives at your door is the same pack you would pick up in a shop.
If you are ordering for a weekend, give the courier a day or two of room. And if you are buying for the first time, one pack is enough to find out whether you like it. You can always order again.
What freshly cut actually means
It is a phrase that gets used loosely, so here is what it means for us. The cheese comes into New Zealand as whole wheels from Europe, and it is cut here rather than arriving in its final packaging. The cutting and packing happen in Auckland.
That matters for a plain reason. A wheel keeps well while it is whole — the rind is doing its job, and the paste inside is protected. Once a wheel is opened and cut, the clock starts on the cut face. Cutting close to the point of sale means less of that time has already gone by before the pack reaches you.
It also means we are handling the wheel ourselves, so we see what we are selling. Nothing about that is complicated. It is just the difference between a wheel that crossed the world whole and one that crossed it already portioned.
If you are a cafe or a deli
Buying for a kitchen or a counter is a different conversation to buying for the house. Volumes, formats and how often you need it all change the answer.
Start here: Wholesale Gouda for NZ Foodservice. Tell us what you are putting it on and how much you go through, and we will work out what makes sense for you.