The cheese market at Alkmaar - Holland Holiday
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- čas přidán 4. 11. 2016
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When you think of Holland you will probably think of wooden shoes, tulips and old windmills. But also of cheese. It is one of the most important export products of Holland. That is why the Dutch are sometimes nicknamed 'Kaaskoppen', ‘Cheeseheads’.
All over the Netherlands there are cheese markets, but the most famous one you will find in the cozy city of Alkmaar, only about 40 kilometers from Amsterdam.
Alkmaar has an attractive historical center with beautiful canals and old facades.
Every Friday from the end of March till the end of September you can visit the cheese market on the ‘Waagplein’ (check their website on Holland Holiday.net)
Formerly the cheeses were brought in boats.
The market is officially opened by the ringing of a bell.
In this case a special guest, the ambassador of India, had this task.
As soon as the market opens, the samplers and traders inspect the cheeses.
Cheese is knocked on and a special cheese scoop is used to extract a piece, which is then crumbled between the fingers, smelled, and tasted.
The cheeses are loaded onto barrows. 8 Cheeses on a barrow weigh 130 kilos. Carrying such a heavy barrow is not easy.
The carriers walk with a special 'cheese carriers dribble'. Deliberately out of step, ensuring the barrow hangs as still as possible.
First they take the barrow with cheeses to the ‘Waag’ where its is weighed.
Then the cheeses are loaded in a handcart and after that loaded into trucks.
Besides the cheese market Alkmaar is an attractive city to visit.
Watch our video ‘Cheese City Alkmaar’.
More information: www.hollandholiday.net
Also visit www.travopo.com
Music:
Parisian Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ik houd heel veel van Nederland. Het is zo mooi en leuk. Ik kom uit Indonesië. Fijne Dag.
Bro I don't know if you know, but the Dutch went around slaughtering people from Indonesia in colonial times.
@@pubgplayer1720 u must be fun at parties
My brother Paul and I are part Dutch on our mom's side of the family. Hello from Tyler Texas U.S.A.
I buy the little 300g Gouda cheeses from Aldi and age them for almost a year in my refrigerator. They go from mild and ceamy to sharp and crumbly. Mmmm good!
Can't wait to go!!
Love it!!!
Holland is such a lovely country :)
Beautiful!
I love Gouda cheese. I'm from India. Thankfully we get regular supplies. I love it.
That's amazing! I'm glad you like our cheese. We love it too.
Bro .. how do you get these gouda cheese .... Plz gimme some 🥺🥺 I'm from Barrackpore.. plz tell me how you get these. Once I ate Bandel cheese when the Dutch first came in Bengal during 1600, they might have produced it, but it's a lot of distance from my place
Wonderful cheese 👌👌👌
Love from INDIA🙏😊
Mi gustaria visitar un dia, solo para ir comer queso jaja🤤
Excellent 👍🌹🌹🌹
Looks beautiful ❤️! I'm half Dutch-Friesian living in Milwaukee Wisconsin 🇺🇸🧀🍻 it's in my blood, cheese.
مهرجلن جبن شهير في بوندفية روعة من جزاءر تقاليد غريب جدا اعجبني
Super
Where is it?
Who did the narration here?
It's impressive that the Netherlands have such a rich traditonal cultural heritage as a relatively small country. And they have one of the most famous cities in Europe with Amsterdam. But I personally prefer the sea and the large dunes on the West coast. Hartelijke groeten uit Duitsland (not that far away from the Dutch border)!
Yammy cheeses,the best.
Nice
Boa noite temos um amigo holandês Tava aqui no Brazil pessoa maravilhosa
Mice be like : woow that's heaven 😍
Thank you for your good video.
Thanks!
@@hollandholiday4181 ❤💯
@@hollandholiday4181 I am a school teacher
I used to this video as an educational resource always.
Thank you for the really good video.
@@hollandholiday4181 You did a really good job editing the music, video & narration.
This is a really good video to use educating in school.
@@always22_63 Thanks for your compliments. I am glad that you can use the videos in your lessons. Goodluck!
I went to the cheese market last month.
wow wonderful
👍❤
The Girl at 1:39 Ain't She Adorable 😍 💕 🥰
i Come to Netherlands but i don't know when, please prayer for me,
2:57 😄
Great culture country
Good video
Thank you
from SRI LANKA 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
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ශ්රි ලංකා....
if i have chance to visit in Netherlands, i would like to visit in alkmaar cheese market, i wonder about what taste of Netherlands cheese
It taste like cheese
Bag pronounced Bakh there
Munster kasss
Alsace
Salvia 300 000 blackapplee
Would like to partner in kenya.
ik ben eene exkaaskoop van the yaaren 60....70 aan percivalstraat met oproopens slecht herreningens
Dutch pilot KLM cheese market alkmar video jammed what a waist of time watching this no more had enough
Dutch pilot KLM this is the second time ⌚ that this video has jammed again must be maiware or it is being deliberately interfered with
I want visit Netherlands..beautiful country and friendly people 😊
Watching this in Covid era so cringy
Dutch people who are tallest on the world?
Vegan cheese is best.
Thats not cheese its compressed nuts....
dat engels kan wel wat beter
accenten betekenen niet dat iemand's Engels slecht is. niks mis mee
Holland holiday sucks. Don’t waste your money there!😂
It's a pity that the city is ruled by xenophobia and brutality