Milawa Gold. Ripened in the old butter factory at Milawa this can be the strongest and smelliest cheese in Australia, but also one of our finest. Its usually at its seasonal best when the walnuts of nearby Bright are ready to eat. A word of caution , this can be a wild cheese with a distinct smell of the farmyard.
1. Vieux Boulogne: Researchers at Cranfield University named this cheese the world's smelliest cheese, and in France, it's even banned from public transportation. Pair With: Conde de Subirats Cava Rosé – Bubbles make everything delicious.
If a mild cheese, like Monterey Jack or American, smells strong, like blue cheese or Limburger, then it's time to throw it away. Cheeses that are naturally pungent, like a blue cheese or Camembert, will have a strong ammonia smell to them once they go bad, similar to cat urine.
Stinky cheese is a washed-rind cheese type that features a strong, funky smell produced by bacteria growing on the cheese's exterior. While the smell of stinky cheese can be overpowering, the bacteria causes chemical reactions that help to give this soft cheese a complex, nutty, and buttery flavor.
It's been held culprit for spreading serious diseases that are sometimes fatal. As a result, Époisses is only allowed to be imported into the United States if it has been aged not more than 49 days. Somehow, French stomachs can tolerate this bacteria, and even enjoy it.
Most blue cheese has a noticeably pungent aroma, but Roquefort, a raw sheep's milk cheese from France, is widely considered the most extreme. Unlike the majority of smelly cheeses, blue cheese is injected with mold, which creates its even blue veining and extends its odor well past the rind.
Some are redolent of cheeses like limburger, the odor of which has been compared to gym-rat B.O., flatulence and smelly feet.
The mould also produces enzymes that break down the fat from the milk. One of the compounds formed when the fat breaks down is called octen-3-ol. It is also called mushroom alcohol and gives off that mushroomy smell.
The world's rarest and most expensive cheese, known as Pule, is made out of the milk of Balkan donkeys. And it is only produced at the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve in Serbia. These donkeys are endangered and are under special protection. The process of milking takes three months.
Camembert is a soft creamy cheese that usually comes in a circular shape and has an edible bloomy white rind. As with many washed rind cheeses, camembert has a unique and strong smell, in this case, the smell is similar to dirty used socks.
Each style of stinky cheese has its own “past due” indicators, but ammonia aromas and a rotting rind are universal signs of a spoiled cheese. If the smell is okay, but some mold is visible, it's not necessarily inedible. If the cheese smells like cleaner or (ahem) urine, however, it's time to toss it out.
But cheese connoisseurs know: the more stinky the cheese, the better its taste. Stinky cheese is also healthy, because with every piece you eat a tiny, healthy little helper. They are especially good probiotic food for your intestinal flora and also strengthen your immune system.
Chemists tend to agree that a class of molecules known as 'mercaptans' are the smelliest compounds in existence. You might have encountered foul-smelling mercaptans in a skunk's spray, rotting meat, bad breath, swamp water, and even some cheeses.
Limburger is a semi-soft, washed-rind cheese that originated in the historical Duchy of Limburg, now divided into three countries; Germany, Belgium and Netherlands. The cheese is popularly known for its stinky aroma, which has been compared to foot odour.
You should avoid eating camembert when pregnant unless it's cooked until steaming hot throughout. This is because camembert is a mould-ripened soft cheese. During pregnancy, the NHS advises against eating mould-ripened soft cheeses with a white rind, like camembert and brie, unless they're thoroughly cooked.
As a rule of thumb, the natural rinds of most cheeses are edible. For example, the rind on other soft cheeses, such as the closely related camembert are also safe to eat. However, some, like the hard rind found on Parmesan, while technically safe to eat, are not particularly enjoyable.
Taste. Even before the first bite, you will notice the alluring smell of these cheeses. Brie has a light and buttery aroma. Camembert's scent is earthier.
It turns out that when this sulfur compound is mixed with bacteria under the arm, it creates a chemical called thiol — and this chemical is known for smelling like onions. Men on the other hand, had increased levels of an odorless fatty acid, which gives off a cheesy smell once it mixes with the armpit bacteria.
Bromhidrosis Result
Common symptoms of this condition include: Constant (but not overpowering) body odor. Body odor within 30 minutes of showering or bathing. A cheese or meat-like smell coming from your underarms or groin.
Epoisses: A notorious Stinky Cheese, Epoisses is one of the world's great French cheeses. Epoisses is a washed-rind cheese that is formed into rounds and packaged in a distinctive circular wooden box. With an orange/red rind, Epoisses is salty and creamy in flavor.
What are the best cheeses in the world? According to Taste Atlas, at the top of the list of the world's most popular cheeses, you find Parmigiano Reggiano and Gorgonzola piccante, followed closely by Burrata, Grana padano and Oaxaca cheese (from Mexico, also known as quesillo) in the top five.
A 2002 Japanese study found that the smell of surströmming is one of the most putrid in the world. It was ranked “stronger” than Korean Hongeo-hoe (fermented skate fish), Japanese nattō (soybeans fermented with intestinal bacteria) and the most pungent of canned cheeses (Durian wasn't even on the chart.)