“De Waag” is the place where the cheeses were weighed. If it’s Thursday (in July or August) you may visit the cheese-and-crafts market. Not long ago the Gouda cheese market was authentic and the tourist visited the cheese market in Alkmaar. Nowadays the Gouda cheese market is also tourist territory. Gouda cheese is sold all over the world, but only a very small part of it is really produced in or around Gouda. The brand name is not published, so Gouda cheese may come from any place in or outside Holland. Most of the cheese is really produced in factories. However, there are a number of dairy farms where cheese is produced in the traditional way: farmers cheese
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