Some cheeses pack just a hint of funk.
Others pack heaps of itmore along the lines of James Brown.
The latter category includes the stinky cheeses we’re melting for lately, and we’re not alone.
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“Stinky cheeses are some of my favoritecheeses.
A little bit, even an ounce, can be as satisfying as an eight-ounce steak.
So not only are they full of flavor, but they’re also a stellar snack!
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Among those salt-tolerant microbes are yeasts that help deacidify the rind of the aging cheese, Windsor adds.
(You may also see these referred to asBrevibacterium linens or B.
Here are nine full-on funky kinds of stinky cheeses that smell strongandtaste amazing.
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“My first real experience with funky cheese was the Corsican stinkerU Pecorinu.
I ordered it at a restaurant and could smell it coming from 20 feet away.
On my first bite, I asked, ‘How can anyone eat this?’
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And by my third bite, I had already ordered seconds.
It was a big step toward making cheese a full-time career for myself.”
“Barnyardy” might be a phrase to best describe this stinky cheese.
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Similar to wine, good cheeses have terroir and reflect something about where they’re created.
Think of it like listening to music with clearer speakers.”
Limburger
“It smells like feet!”
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is a common refrain about Limburger, a semi-soft cow’s milk cheese that originated in Belgium.
Today, Germany is responsible for the majority of Limburger production.
They offer a great complexity of flavor with a lot of meaty umami," Windsor says.
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Limburger and Hooligan work great for these sandwiches."
The easy way to make healthier comfort foods.
Ardrahan
Happy cows, tasty cheese.
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“Stinky cheeses have a real propensity to being baked.
Try them baked into croutons, or use it to lend depth to grilled cheese.
“These cheeses are really great with beers and white wine.”
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Stinking Bishop
Can we get an amen?
The rind (vegetarians: this one is A-OK for you!)
is where this stinky cheese gets its name.
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Its flavor is slightly salty and meaty.
Jones says this stinky cheese “is amazing with a good baguette or brown bread.”
Epoisses
Burgundy, France, generates more than stellar wine.
A wash with brandy gives this classic and custardy pasteurized cow’s milk cheese its fruity-meets-bacony flavor.
The reddish-orange rind makes this stinky cheese easy to pick out from the crowd.
So does its smell, which might make you think of aging fruit and its bacony, citrusy taste.
“The inside of these cheeses tends to be sticky, while the rind can be gritty.
Torta del Casar starts with milk from sheep in western Spain near the Portuguese border.
It’s creamy, easy to spread, and has a yellowish rind.
Give these options a try next time you’re feeling adventurousyou might just find your new favorite cheese.
