elaine wrote:
> Last night for supper I made a cheese sauce that called for smoked
> gouda - the sauce was good, but the cheese didn't really melt the way
> other cheeses, do plus it looked curdled. Is this normal for gouda?
> Fortunately I wasn't entertaining a whole group of people!
>
> Elaine

Yes, that's normal. Smoked Gouda isn't "real" cheese; at least every time
I've bought it it says processed cheese or processed cheese food. So no, it
doesn't melt.

kili