Bodegraven – Last week Kaamps Estate Cheese ‘Boer’n Trots’ has been crowned with various awards during the International Cheese Awards 2018. A confirmation of the unique and excellent quality of this farmstead cheese. This farmstead cheese lives up to her name: Farmers’ Pride. In Holland ‘boer’ means Farmer and ‘trots’ stands for Pride.
The International Cheese Awards in Nantwich (UK) is one of the largest cheese shows in the world, with more than 5,000 cheeses from 27 countries participating. The cheeses are inspected by an international jury over different categories. These experts evaluate the cheeses on taste, consistence, scent and appearance. Vandersterre Holland is proud that three of the Boer’n Trots Cheeses have been rewarded as one of the best:
GOLD Boer’n Trots Mushroom & Chestnut
Category Cheese with savory additives
SILVER Boer’n Trots XO
Category Best Dutch Cheese
BRONZE Boer’n Trots Clover
Category Specialty Cheese (Semi-Hard)
Unique taste profiles of Kaamps Estate cheeses
· Boer’n Trots Mushroom & Chestnut is Estate Kaamps’ latest acquisition. The addition of coarse pieces of mushroom, cep, Slippery Jack, chestnuts and chives gives this cheese a unique taste.
· Boer’n Trots XO is a crumbly cheese ripened for at least 80 weeks and thus forms beautiful protein crystals. The taste is particularly rich and creamy.
· Boer’n Trots Clover is a unique and creamy cheese with a rind washed in caramel. Made with milk of free range, clover eating cows from Holland.
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About farmstead cheeses from the Kaamps Estate
The farmstead cheeses Boer’n Trots are prepared using Dutch time-tested cheese
makers traditions. The Kaamps Estate is an 100-year old family farm, located in Deurningen, a small village in Holland. Together they make the most delicious artisanal specialty cheeses. The farmers’ family strives for an estate as sustainable as possible.
Boer’n Trots is a brand of Vandersterre, distributed by Saputo.
Source: Vandersterre Holland B.V.
