0_Apprentice
I'm looking for a new recipe and want to experiment with gouda cheese.  Do you have any ideas?
1_Wizard
It's such a mild Dutch cheese, that it goes well with lots of things. You can even just melt it on toast!
0_Apprentice
So it's mild.  That's great to know. What else can you tell me about gouda?
1_Wizard
It's very old, going all the way back to the Middle Ages. The first recorded mention of it is from 1184.
0_Apprentice
1184?  That's amazing.  I had no idea about the history of gouda.  I've wanted to cook with it for a while now, but it's expensive.
1_Wizard
Indeed, the price of Gouda has been disputed a long time. In the Middle Ages, buyers negotiated price with a system called "handjeklap," which involved clapping hands and shouting prices.
0_Apprentice
That is so interesting.  I wish I could negotiate the price at my local grocery store:)
1_Wizard
That would make shopping more fun. We're a long way from the time when all the cheeses would be brought to the market square to sell.