Amsterdam: Volendam

Poor fishing village, until a group of painters and poets discovered it 

Volendum Cheese Factory (Gouda Cheese - 300yr old recipe) 

Recipe: Fresh milk, then add renets (curdles the milk), use knives to cut the milk into small pieces (can only use curds to make cheese, 10% of milk) waste product whey fed back to the animals, salt water bath (24hr), wooden shelves to dry, plastic coat, age for 4 weeks (baby Gouda).

Annual Festival 

Fun Fact: a house has to be for sale for 2 years before they open to the public (people outside the village)