Basiron Pesto Verde is the Original Green Pesto cheese from Holland. This smooth tasting Gouda type of cheese from The Netherlands is a very unique looking and tasting cheese. The colour is not standard yellow, but Pesto Verde green!
The history of the Basiron Pesto Verde green pesto cheese is quite spectacular. Mr. Dirk Veldhuijzen created this completely new cheese back in 2005 when all (gouda) cheeses from The Netherlands were "just" yellow. Mr. Veldhuijzen wanted to introduce a great tasting Green Pesto cheese that also had a unique Green Pesto colour, which was unique for that time! It was so unique that green cheese was not even allowed to be called cheese at that time. Mr. Veldhuijzen had to request a change in the applicable laws to get his green pesto cheese allowed to be sold as cheese.
Basiron Pesto Verde green pesto cheese is made with basil and garlic to give it a strong and good Italian green pesto taste.