Product description

Passchendaele cheese is a Belgian cheese with a washed rind. This cheese, made from cow's milk, is made in the Belgian town of Passendale of the same name. This cheese is very popular in Belgium and is mainly eaten there on bread. The dairy contains small holes, which ensures an airy structure. A mild, creamy, even buttery taste.

History of Passchendaele

This company is founded by the couple Romain Donck (1898-1984) and Germaine Spruytte (1896-1985). Passchendaele was in the middle of the battlefield during the First World War and the family fled to Normandy and ran a hotel-restaurant in Cormeilles. Germaine Spruytte's brother was married in France and produced his cheese there after the war.

Married in 1926, the couple started producing their own cheese - on their newly built farm - on 's Graventafelstraat. It soon became too small and they moved to a new building on the other side of the street in 1936. The building is still there and is now called The Old Cheese Factory.