Gouda cheese

Gouda (ⁱ/ˈɡaʊdə/, [ˈɣʌu̯daː] or ⁱ/ˈɡuːdə/;Dutch: Goudse kaas, meaning "cheese from Gouda") is a Dutch yellow cheese made from cow's milk. It is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands. One of the most popular cheeses worldwide, the name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheese produced in the traditional Dutch manner, as well as the Dutch original.

History

The first mention of Gouda cheese dates from 1184, making it one of the oldest recorded cheeses in the world still made today.

The cheese is named after the Dutch city of Gouda, not because it is produced in or near the city, but because it has historically been traded there. In the Middle Ages, Dutch cities could obtain certain feudal rights which gave them primacy or a total monopoly on certain goods. Within the County of Holland, Gouda acquired market rights on cheese, the sole right to have a market in which the county's farmers could sell their cheese. All the cheeses would be taken to the market square in Gouda to be sold.

Gouda

Gouda may refer to:

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Gouda (pottery)

Gouda is a style of Dutch pottery named after the city of Gouda. Gouda pottery gained worldwide prominence in the early 20th century and remains highly desirable to collectors today.

Gouda pottery is diverse and visually distinctive in appearance, typically illustrated with colourful and highly decorated Art Nouveau or Art Deco designs.

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Vokkaliga

Vokkaliga (Kannada: ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗ) (pronounced Okkaliga)/Gowda is an umbrella term for various agricultural, previously endogamous social groups with a martial past, found mainly in the Old Mysore Region, Bangalore South, Bangalore rural, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Ramanagara ,Tumkur and Hassan of southern Karnataka. The Vokkaligas are primarily agriculturists. They form a politically and numerically dominant ForwardCaste group and were the most populous group until the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 which enlarged the erstwhile State of Mysore by the inclusion of predominantly Canarese districts of the State of Bombay, State of Hyderabad and Coorg, (Mysore State was renamed Karnataka in 1973) following which the Lingayats became the most populous social group in north Karnataka. Together the two communities dominate Karnataka State politics. Vokkaligas is Karnataka’s second largest caste group (after Lingayats), who are estimated to form around 15% of the population.

Etymology

Vokkaliga is a Kannada word of considerable antiquity finding mention in some of the earliest available literary works of the language, such as the Kavirajamarga, Pampa Bharata, Mangaraja's Nighantu et al. and has been used as an appellation for the cultivator community since time immemorial. Generally the term has come to mean an agriculturist though various etymological derivations are available. A few likely derivations are as follows: