Love smelly cheese.
Pont l’Eveque
This smelly French delicacy is one of the oldest known cheese, dating back to 13th century. It smells like it’s that old too, a bit like horse or dog droppings.
Muenster / Munster
Called “Monster Cheese” due to unbearable odour. Alsace region hallmark made from raw cow’s milk left to mature in damp cellars. Rind is washed in salted water.
Epoisses
Napoleon’s favourite, one of smelliest cheeses. Banned from public transport. Made from raw cow’s milk, rind is washed in pomace brandy. Smells like rotten eggs.
Morbier
A cow’s milk cheese from French Mountains with layers of ash in middle. Smells like grass cuttings, inside of a food waste bin, rotting vegetables.
Brie de Meau
Original raw cow’s milk Brie. A very creamy cheese covered by thick white mould crust which cheese-connoisseurs say should be eaten, not thrown. Smells like sweaty feet.
Roquefort
Most sought after cheese, Roquefort was banned in countries like Australia, New Zealand until recently. Produced out of raw sheep’s milk, matured in caves around small village of Roquefort, France.
Limburger
Produced in Germany it’s fermented using Brevibacterium linens. A bacterium partly responsible for the smell of human body. When people say Limburger smells like human feet or body odour they are scientifically correct.
Stinking Bishop
Stinking Bishop dates back to time of Cistercian monks. Made from pasteurised Gloucestershire cow’s milk. Washed with Stinking Bishop pear juice, which makes the rind orange really sticky. Smells like stale cigar smoke, rotting meat. Nutty sweet cream.
Taleggio
Italian cow’s milk cheese, Val Taleggio region. Washed in seawater once a week during aging for it’s wet socks, grassy aroma. Beneath the rind is a subtle, sweet and tangy cheese that is far more mellow than it’s smell.
Vieux Lille
This stinker from France is nicknamed “old stinker.” A type of Maroilles but washed with brine for three months to make it most pungently fragranced. Not for the faint hearted, perfect for those who think the stinkier, the better.
Try these for sure.