Raw Milk Gouda with Truffles

You might be wondering where we disappeared to, since we were finally into a routine with posting here at least once a day, and then we went missing for the past 5 days or so. There's a whole host of reasons (sadly not a vacation!), from discovering water damage and mold in a bedroom closet to tons of errands to multiple internet and TV outages thanks to the lovely Time Warner Cable. It's been an interesting few days. But before September ends, we want to talk about this month's spotlight cheese at Trader Joe's!

Seems like we've been on a roll with spotlight cheeses at Trader Joe's the past couple of months. There was the sweet chili chevre, and then the spotlight cheese for September was the raw milk gouda cheese with truffles. We're big fans of gouda and we love cheese with truffles, so we were pretty sure we were going to like this one.

This cheese was really good, and it was better than the other TJ's cheese (English cheddar) that has truffles in it. The truffles are nice and rich, especially when paired with the rich gouda, and they meld to form a tasty snack. The biggest difference between this cheese and the English cheddar is that the English cheddar is harder and saltier than the gouda. The soft texture and subtle flavor of the gouda really works out better.

So far we've just eaten it with crackers, but they suggested using it in a grilled cheese with caramelized onions, and it probably would be delicious like that too. It just never makes it that long. It's still not our favorite truffle cheese (that was a gouda with truffles from Whole Foods last year that was double the price but worth it), but it's quite good.

Buy Again? Yes! We already have bought it again, although we're not sure how much stock will be left once September ends. Excited to see what spotlight cheese next month will bring!