{"data":{"slug":"leyden","name":"Leyden","country":"Netherlands","milk":"cow","style":"hard","style_label":"Hard & aged","strength":3,"strength_label":"Medium","summary":"Gouda\u2019s spiced cousin, packed with cumin and caraway seed.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/leyden\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/leyden","region":"Leiden","aka":"Leidse kaas \u00b7 Komijnekaas","texture":"Firm, dry and dense, studded with whole seeds","rind":"Natural, rubbed with annatto to a deep orange-red","age":{"min_months":3,"max_months":18,"label":"3 mo \u2013 1.5 yr"},"description":"Made from partly skimmed milk with cumin \u2014 and often caraway \u2014 kneaded through the curd. Farmhouse wheels carry two crossed keys, the arms of the city of Leiden, pressed into the rind.\n\nThe seeds do most of the work: warm, aromatic and slightly bitter against a dry, salty paste. Traditional versions are made by treading the curd by foot, which is exactly as it sounds.","flavour_notes":["cumin","caraway","salt","dry milk"],"pairings":["Genever","Dark bread","Bock beer","Mustard"],"vegetarian":null,"pasteurised":null,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"allgauer-bergkase","name":"Allg\u00e4uer Bergk\u00e4se","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/allgauer-bergkase"},{"slug":"asiago-dallevo","name":"Asiago d\u2019Allevo","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/asiago-dallevo"},{"slug":"lancashire","name":"Beacon Fell Lancashire","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/lancashire"},{"slug":"comte","name":"Comt\u00e9","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/comte"}]}}