Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for the first time

Re:Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for th... by danieldk on Sunday January 12, 2020 @10:40AM (#22026728)

I usually do not have much trouble cutting Old Amsterdam with a cheese slicer. But perhaps it's is not old enough ;).

When we lived in Germany, the cheese counter people in the supermarket we terrified when I asked for Old Amsterdam, worried that I'd want to have it sliced ;).

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Re:Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for th... by jacquesm on Sunday January 12, 2020 @10:46AM (#22026758)

"Old Amsterdam" is for tourists, and isn't old. It is actually a cheese that didn't exist until a few years ago, and actually simply is medium aged Gouda. But that doesn't sell nearly as well.

Next time you are in NL (anywhere will do), find a half decent cheese shop and get yourself some "overjargige kaas", you'll love it if you like Old Amsterdam.

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Re:Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for th... by danieldk on Sunday January 12, 2020 @11:39AM (#22027198)

"Old Amsterdam" is for tourists, and isn't old. [...] Next time you are in NL (anywhere will do),

I have been born and raised in The Netherlands. I have eaten plenty of old Dutch cheeses during my lifetime.

The thing is, Old Amsterdam is one of the few old(-tasting) Dutch cheeses that you can easily get abroad, such as in rural German, which is where I picked up that admittedly bad habit ;).

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Re:Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for th... by jacquesm on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:11PM (#22027895)

I can send you a selection of others if you want, email in my profile. It's the one thing I miss about NL when I'm abroad.

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