Edam. Gouda. Leyden. Boerenkaas. Maasdam. Delft Blue. Cheese is perhaps as synonymous with the Netherlands as windmills, clogs, tulips, Van Gogh, the Dutch Golden Age, and pot-smoking backpackers. And ...

According to Rick Steves, this Dutch city is the best place to go to sample the Netherlands' iconic cheeses and learn more ...

Alkmaar is famous for its traditional cheese market on Waagplein, the square in front of the old weighing house. On market mornings, thousands of cheese wheels ...