Dutch style mild cheese with a nutty flavour flavoured with whole mustard seeds (rai). Gouda is a Dutch yellowcheeseÂ made fromÂ cows milk. It is named after the city ofÂ GoudaÂ in theÂ Netherlands. One of the most popular cheeses worldwide, the name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheese produced in the traditional Dutch manner, as well as the Dutch original.