EDAM

Edam

(noun) mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering

Source: WordNet® 3.1

E"dam, n., or Edam cheese.

Definition: A Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor, made in balls weighing three or four pounds, and usually colored crimson outside; -- so called from the village of Edam, near Amsterdam. Also, cheese of the same type, wherever made.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition