Potato gratin with leek and Frisian clove cheese (nagelkaas)
The regional background is supported by the sources below. This is our own adaptation for home cooking; quantities and times are editorial guidelines, not the results of a documented kitchen test.
Frisian nagelkaas is cheese with cloves and cumin in it. This gratin is inspired by that cheese: our own recipe with the cheese as the main flavouring, not a traditional Frisian dish.
- House of Taste, Leeuwarden (productpagina met ingrediëntenlijst van de maker) — Friese Kruidnagelkaas Belegen - Kaasmakerij de Nylander
- Voedingscentrum — 5x veilig met kliekjes
Source checks: 4 October 2026
Our own adaptation for home cooking, not kitchen-tested. Times are guidelines; check the result described in the method.
No numerical score: source coverage and limitations are listed below.
Image credits
Our own AI-generated illustration; not a photograph of food prepared by the editorial team.
- An ovenproof dish of potato gratin browned golden on top, in which thin potato slices, green leek rings and melted cheese with dark specks of clove are visible.
- A piece of Frisian nagelkaas with visible cloves and cumin seeds next to a grater and a small heap of grated cheese.