Why Are Foodies Obsessed With Gouda Right Now? FrieslandCampina's Josh Rosen Explains Everything

What does the world's largest Gouda producer have to do with your next wine night, whiskey pairing, or dinner party charcuterie board? Everything.

Joe Winger sits down with Josh Rosen, Brand Manager at FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy,

straight from the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Diego, to break down why specialty European cheese is having its biggest moment yet — and why foodies, wine collectors, and home cooks are all paying attention.

🧀 IN THIS EPISODE:

- Why Gouda is the most approachable specialty cheese for beginners AND connoisseurs

- The Dutch-Hispanic story behind Gayo Azul — and how it became a Southeast favorite

- Parano: the Gouda-meets-Parmesan hybrid your pasta has been missing

- What a PDO label means (yes, just like Champagne) — and why Rembrandt's new recipe is a big deal

- Spicy cheese: why the heat trend isn't going anywhere

- Royal Hollandia: the easiest entry point into specialty cheese

- How FrieslandCampina's sustainability program "Nourishing a Better Planet" is changing dairy farming

- World Cheese Championship wins and what award-winning cheese actually tastes like

🍷 PERFECT FOR:

Wine & whiskey lovers looking for new pairings | Home cooks upgrading their ingredients |

Charcuterie board builders | Specialty food enthusiasts | Foodies exploring European cheese

⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Introduction & Josh Rosen

0:34 – Winter Fancy Food Show takeaways

1:20 – Gayo Azul: Dutch-Hispanic heritage cheese

4:09 – European cheese in the American kitchen

5:37 – The charcuterie board taste test

6:23 – Why Gouda pairs so well with wine

7:25 – FrieslandCampina's sustainability mission

8:44 – World Cheese Championship awards

9:56 – Food trends & spicy cheese

11:43 – Rembrandt PDO: what changed & why it matters

14:07 – Royal Hollandia 2026 preview

16:00 – Josh's home cooking secrets & favorite meal

17:23 – What's coming from FrieslandCampina in 2026

🌐 LEARN MORE & SHOP:

→ FrieslandCampina: https://www.frieslandcampina.com

→ Royal Hollandia | Dutch Masterpiece | Gayo Azul — available at specialty grocery retailers nationwide

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