Limberger Cheese....Thoughts?
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Reading about the bacterium used during fermentation I am not surprised you had this reaction.
I like cheese, the sharper the better. But there are limits and mine is OKA. I did finish a puck of OKA when my family was not around and I can tell you that melting that thing in the microwave was a mistake.
Oh well, live and learn.
I like cheese, the sharper the better. But there are limits and mine is OKA. I did finish a puck of OKA when my family was not around and I can tell you that melting that thing in the microwave was a mistake.
Oh well, live and learn.
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I think I grew a bit of an afro just reading that!
They forgot one ingredient on the label- Hot death.
Yep -- the old blue-collar guys in Milwaukee used to love this stuff. Limburger with onions on rye was original pub grub in Beer City, but you're right -- the adjunct pilsners that always went with it might as well have been water. Not many beers can stand up to a ripe old slab of Limburger. I haven't touched the stuff in decades, but if I did, I'd slap it on pumpernickel and dig into the beer cellar and dust off the oldest Courage Imperial Russian Stout I could find, hoping for some barnyard aromas. One good stank deserves another.
It is hard to figure but some of the most stinky cheese tastes divine.
Many years ago I shared an office with four other people. We were coming to the conclusion that something had died in the walls and was rotting. Lunch time arrived and Andy broke open his briefcase and a wall of fumes emerged. Yes he was a Limburger fan.
Many years ago I shared an office with four other people. We were coming to the conclusion that something had died in the walls and was rotting. Lunch time arrived and Andy broke open his briefcase and a wall of fumes emerged. Yes he was a Limburger fan.
Earlier today, I had some durian with a hoppy Czech pils. Limburger or some other stinky cheese goes at least as well with a relatively crisp beer with a healthy handful of noble hops.
Maybe I am twisted, but just about every facet of life can be co-related to a Monty Python sketch.
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I had to look up durian. Is it worse smellings than Limburger? Here's what wiki says:
its odor is best described as pig-sh**, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away.
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But on the other hand, here is a picture of Limburger pie:
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A little humor from the 1880's.. This is a Mark Twain story that happens to be on topic. Please read and let me know if you can keep a straight face:
The Invalid's Story
The Invalid's Story
If its good Limberger, its going to have a smell like that. Thats kind of just the deal.
When my wife and I first started dating, we were living in Wisconsin to a small town called, "New Glarus". Its a town that was first settled by Swiss immigrants in the 1840s. The story thats told is that most of them saw the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin and it reminded them of home, so they settled there. Anywho, my wife is a cheese lover and she said that she always wanted to try Limberger, so I took her to this restaurant that is known for that. This place is so legit that it has a huge map of Switzerland on the wall. Almost life size but not quite.
Anyways, she tried it and ate maybe 2 bites before she couldnt stand the smell anymore. She did say that taste was quite good but couldnt get past the smell.
When my wife and I first started dating, we were living in Wisconsin to a small town called, "New Glarus". Its a town that was first settled by Swiss immigrants in the 1840s. The story thats told is that most of them saw the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin and it reminded them of home, so they settled there. Anywho, my wife is a cheese lover and she said that she always wanted to try Limberger, so I took her to this restaurant that is known for that. This place is so legit that it has a huge map of Switzerland on the wall. Almost life size but not quite.
Anyways, she tried it and ate maybe 2 bites before she couldnt stand the smell anymore. She did say that taste was quite good but couldnt get past the smell.
No doubt, the good people of New Glarus would convince you that Limburger pairs perfectly with Spotted Cow, the ubiquitous (in Wisconsin) craft farmhouse ale that is brewed in that town. I would agree, but only because I don’t much care for the beer and if I must drink it, I would prefer not to have to taste it.
LOL...as someone who loves Spotted Cow, Id have to disagree with you on that one. I mean, I always say that Spotted Cow tastes like home. LOL
You’re not twisted. There are good reasons why Monty Python sketches and movies have perennial appeal. Accuracy with skewers gives them longevity.
Old Gnome
I really do like most other New Glarus beers. De gustibus non disputandum est.
It's funny, I was in the mood for that song two or three times this past week, and lo and behold it pops up in this thread for totally unrelated reasons.
