Why the Netherlands is world-famous for its cheese

Why are the Dutch known for their cheese around the world? How did the Netherlands become one of the largest cheese exporters in the world? And what does the future hold for Dutch cheese in times of climate change? DW reporter Anooshay Abid traveled to Alkmaar to find out.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:36 Cheese production in the Netherlands
00:56 Cheese Market in Alkmaar
01:57 Dutch cheese varieties
03:16 How the Dutch became pioneers in cheese-making
04:53 The impact of cheese
05:51 Environmental aspects

CREDITS
Report: Anooshay Abid
Camera: Nuno Ortiz de la Torre
Edit: Dirk Houben
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus

Thumbnail photograph: © picture alliance

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