Organic goatfarm ‘De Oude Streek’
Machedoux is the most renowned cheese speciality of the organic goatfarm The ‘Oude Streek’ (Old Region). Hanneke Kuppens produces a wide assortment of handcrafted raw milk goatcheeses.
The organic goat farm and shop are located in the picturesque ‘Groningse Westerkwartier’, in the border area of the three northern Dutch provinces Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen.
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NEWS
New cheese speciality: Macendré
New in the "De Oude Streek" assortment is the Macendré. Cendré means in French that the product is treated with charcoal ashes and that is exactly what happened with Macendré. The cheeses are rolled through the ashes after the white blooming rind has formed. The charcoal ashes deminishe the acidity a bit, delay the process of riping and make the cheese fuller in taste. This results in a creamy cheese with a black or greyish rind with a pleasantly earthy flavour. Macendré comes in 90 gram packaging.
>>Machedoux starter in 'Royal' lunch
Sunday, 4th of July the newest cruise liner of the Holland America Line was baptised by HRH Princess Máxima in Venice, Italy. During the festive 'Royal' lunch Machedoux was used to create a delicious cold starter plate. That makes it the third time this cheese speciality is being served to a member of the Dutch Royal family. To guarantee the freshness the cheeses were delivered to Italy by special transport; the caddy of Puur Noord Nederland.
