is gouda cheese yellow
Description of Smoked Gouda. Gouda is a yellow cow's milk cheese with a red or yellow wax coating. Gouda is made by culturing and heating the milk until the curd. separates from the whey. Some of the whey is then drained, and water is added. This is called washing the curd, and creates a sweeter cheese, as the washing removes some of the lactic acid.