The Ideal Cheese Blog recently posted an article, listing the very best of matured and smelly cheeses. Some of these cheeses were so smelly, they were even banned from public transport in certain countries.
Although Limburger is made by one remaining factory in North America, smelly cheeses are still heavily in demand.
It now seems that smelly cheeses are becoming more and more popular, with many more cheese makers creating truly smelly and strong tasting creations. Stores and restaurants are placing more and more orders for such strong cheeses, than ever before and European cheese makers are busier than ever, producing smelly favourites such as the french Epoissses cheese.
The increase in pungent cheeses, is said to be because of how customers are now more educated in cheese making and handling. Years ago, people would immediately be put off by a strong smelling cheese, but because of more cheese tasting events and cheese websites, customers now understand that a strong smelling cheese is in fact, a well matured luxury. Of course, there is also the fact that strong cheeses, will always have a much more pleasant and totally different taste, when compared to their actual smell.
With more customers being well educated on their cheeses, it’s lead to the increase in small local cheese makers. This has also helped the production of much more maturer cheeses and has also encouraged customers to be much more adventurous with their cheese tastes.
