What are the bubble looking formations in this 5 year aged Gouda.
I have only had this for a few days in a new fridge. Are these just cheese crystals?
by LaheyLovesLiquor
7 Comments
KKinDK
That looks delicious
Mr_Buthe
These are normal cheese crystals
As far as i understood them they are amino acid crystals and salts. They are soluted in the milk and if the cheese ages, they form crystals and are visible.
Imagine it like legos in a small bucket of water, if you shake the bucket some of the legos will connect and as the water evaporates you will see more and more of those connected legos.
Hence the more aged a cheese is, the more amino acid crystals you gonna see.
Btw. English is not my primary language so please excuse any mistakes…
FrammaLammaDingDong
Any white crystals that develop solely on the surface (mainly on aged cheddars or any cheese that’s wrapped) is calcium lactate. The specs of white that you would see on aged goudas and Alpines, however, are known as clusters of crystalized Tyrosine – amino acids derived from milk casein proteins during aging.
Welkominspace
It’s proof you got the good shit
Diligent_Rip_986
ah delicious cheese crystals. this is why i love aged gouda
7 Comments
That looks delicious
These are normal cheese crystals
As far as i understood them they are amino acid crystals and salts.
They are soluted in the milk and if the cheese ages, they form crystals and are visible.
Imagine it like legos in a small bucket of water, if you shake the bucket some of the legos will connect and as the water evaporates you will see more and more of those connected legos.
Hence the more aged a cheese is, the more amino acid crystals you gonna see.
Btw. English is not my primary language so please excuse any mistakes…
Any white crystals that develop solely on the surface (mainly on aged cheddars or any cheese that’s wrapped) is calcium lactate. The specs of white that you would see on aged goudas and Alpines, however, are known as clusters of crystalized Tyrosine – amino acids derived from milk casein proteins during aging.
It’s proof you got the good shit
ah delicious cheese crystals. this is why i love aged gouda
Deliciousness.
They add a neat texture