Celebrity chef Lesley Waters knows the challenges parents face and for that reason is offering parents a step-by-step guide to cooking up tasty but healthy treats for the family. Her recipes all include Edam to make sure kids get enough calcium as they grow and provide plenty of taste while also being nutritious, to keep everyone happy.
There is nothing like the delicious mild flavour of Dutch Edam to feed a hungry family.
Edam is easy to recognise thanks to its characteristic round spherical shape and bright red rind. On the inside the cheese is light yellow in colour and the occasional small hole within the cheese occurs during ripening.
Edam is a great source of calcium, so is perfect for growing bones and is lower in fat than other hard cheeses, with 25% less fat than cheddar.
• Edam is a great source of calcium – the perfect choice for your child’s lunchbox
• Edam is so versatile it can be sliced, grated, melted and eaten as a snack

• Edam originates in Holland and is named after the Dutch port town of Edam, which is located just outside Amsterdam.
• The town of Edam is famous for its cheese market, between June and August every year. The town’s residents dress in original costumes, display original cheese carriers and enact the traditional market.
• Dutch Edam is produced and ripened in the classic Dutch cheese making tradition, using milk from the famous piebald Frisian cows.
• It is ripened for four weeks to give it a delicate, mild taste with a delicious creamy texture. To ensure Edam retains its distinctive shape, it is regularly turned during the ripening process.
• Edam is easy to recognise thanks to its characteristic spherical shape and bright red rind. The protective red wax coating prevents the Edam from drying out.
For more information go to: - http://www.edammade.co.uk

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