Top 10 des fromages qui puent

66981 Views 31/05/2023 0 comments Posted By: Emmanuel Poulet-Harmel In: Blog of gourmets

 A true symbol of French gastronomy, cheese is a product as well known for its pronounced taste as for the smell it gives off. It must be admitted that even for regulars like us, French, a cheese that has accidentally been left too long in the refrigerator can quickly become unbearable for the nostrils. 

 We often hear, or sometimes we even say it ourselves, that  the cheese smells bad, or more familiarly, that it stinks! 

 A cheese that would have no smell would likely be a cheese that would have no taste, whose flavor would be very weak and whose tasting could also be banal. In reality, this expression is somewhat excessive, because as a good cheese lover, we appreciate these smells. This is also what makes the success and interest of cheeses from France. 

 A cheese must somehow have a noticeable and remarkable smell. There are obviously several stages of odors between fresh cheese and well-made cheese, also depending on the ripening time of the cheese. 

 1. Pont l'Eveque PDO
 Characteristic of the Normandy terroir, the Pont l'Evêque is delicious. But it smells really really strong! Some even say it stinks! One of the oldest cheeses in the region since it dates back to the 13th century. 

 2. Epoisses of Burgundy
 Head to the beautiful region of Burgundy to discover or rather rediscover a traditional cheese that also suffers from a nauseating reputation, in terms of smell anyway! Epoisses is a soft cow's milk cheese with a washed rind that smells as strong as it tastes good. That is to say ! 

 3. Livarot
 With its elegant wooden strapping, the Livarot looks great. A great cheese for connoisseurs, originating from the town bearing the same name. It is so good that it benefits from an AOC and an AOP but it must be recognized that its smell leaves no one indifferent... 

 4. Maroilles
 A classic known to all for its smell and strong taste, this cheese from the North will wake you up quickly! If you are daring you can even mix it with your morning coffee 

 5. Avesnes dumpling
 The dumpling of Avesnes is a cheese made with "debris" of Maroilles, which are enriched with various aromatic herbs, the whole being covered with paprika. What makes it a real olfactory bomb... 

 6. Munster
 This Alsatian cheese well known for its taste and smell! I'm sure you know him mainly for that! 

 7. Roquefort
 Impossible not to put Roquefort in this ranking! This classic of blue cheese will never leave you indifferent as to its smell…. 

 8. Reblochon
 This Savoyard cheese perfectly flavors your Tartiflette but also your fridge… We can't blame it for being bland, that's for sure! 

 9. Banon AOC
 If it is less known than its colleagues, the Banon, under its soft cheese character, would make the most resistant of amateurs faint. The Banon has been known since Roman times and has its own festival in the village of Banon. 

 10. Camembert
 One of France's favorite cheeses… It's known the world over and if you ask any foreigner they'll tell you that this cheese stinks! However, we cannot do without it!