Question

Why does Gouda taste like bacon?

Answer 1

If your Gouda cheese tastes like bacon it's because the Gouda Cheese was most likely smoked on the same equipment used to smoke bacon.

Or the Gouda Cheese could be smoked in the same area as bacon is being smoked as well.

It may also not even be bacon taste but instead it may only seem like the Gouda tastes like bacon because the Gouda is smoked over embers.

That smoke may make the Gouda or anything else taste like smoked bacon.

Smoked bacon is usually smoked the same way as Gouda Cheese is so that could be the taste.

Answer 2

Gouda that tastes like bacon is smoked Gouda which has a smoky flavor which can be similar to bacon because of the smoking process.

Regular non smoked Gouda should not taste like bacon but the smoked Gouda tastes like bacon.

Regular Gouda cheese has a mild and creamy, slightly sweet taste and not like bacon but smoked Gouda has a smoky flavor that is similar to bacon.