What is Edam cheese?
[[File:Four cheese plates on the haven.jpg|thumb|Edam Cheese from cheese plates ]] '''Edam''' is a type of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[cheese]]. It is named after the town that it comes from, [[Edam, North Holland|Edam]] in the Netherlands. Edam cheese is pale yellow. It is often sold in round pieces, covered in red [[paraffin]] [[wax]]. Edam that is sold in the Netherlands (and not [[export]]ed) does not usually have wax on it.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edam.com/edam_cheese.htm |title=Edam.com |access-date=2011-06-02 |archive-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311141136/http://www.edam.com/edam_cheese.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Dutch cheeses]] [[Category:Edam-Volendam]]