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Ami Du Chambertin

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Stink Level: 9/10

Washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Burgundy. It gives off a scent described as barnyard, ammonia, fermented, cellar, with a taste that’s salty, creamy, tangy, savory, and a texture that's orange rind, gooey interior, sticky, soft. It’s often enjoyed spread on bread, served with berries, paired with pinot noir.

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Best enjoyed...

  • Spread on bread.
  • Served with berries.
  • Paired with Pinot Noir.

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Époisses

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Stink Level: 10/10

Washed-rind cow's milk cheese washed in Marc de Bourgogne. It gives off a scent described as fermented, barnyard, wet socks, funky, with a taste that’s rich, salty, creamy, umami, and a texture that's orange sticky rind, soft and runny inside. It’s often enjoyed spread on rustic bread, served with figs or berries, paired with burgundy pinot noir.

Other names: Epoisses | Epoisses de Bourgogne | Époisses de Bourgogne

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Best enjoyed...

  • Spread on rustic bread.
  • Served with figs or berries.
  • Paired with Burgundy Pinot Noir.

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Livarot

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Stink Level: 9/10

Washed-rind cow's milk cheese wrapped in reed strips. It gives off a scent described as barnyard, smoky, meaty, pungent, with a taste that’s intense, beefy, salty, creamy, and a texture that's orange sticky rind, soft and dense interior, reed wrapped. It’s often enjoyed spread on toast, served with cider or normandy calvados.

Other names: The Colonel | Livarot cheese

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Best enjoyed...

  • Spread on toast.
  • Served with cider or Normandy Calvados.

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Munster

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Stink Level: 9/10

Washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Alsace-Lorraine. It gives off a scent described as barnyard, sour milk, fermented, meaty, with a taste that’s salty, tangy, pungent, creamy, and a texture that's orange sticky rind, soft ivory paste, moist. It’s often enjoyed served with cumin seeds, potatoes, paired with gewürztraminer.

Other names: Minschterkaas | münster | Munster-géromé

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Best enjoyed...

  • Served with cumin seeds.
  • Served with potatoes.
  • Paired with Gewürztraminer.

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Soumaintrain

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Stink Level: 9/10

Washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from Burgundy. It gives off a scent described as ammonia, sulfur, barnyard, intense, with a taste that’s creamy, strong, salty, pungent, and a texture that's sticky orange rind, soft and gooey interior. It’s often enjoyed spread on baguette, served with grapes or berries, paired with white burgundy.

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Best enjoyed...

  • Spread on baguette.
  • Served with grapes or berries.
  • Paired with white Burgundy.

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Trou du Cru

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Stink Level: 10/10

Mini washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from Burgundy. It gives off a scent described as intensely funky, fermented, barnyard, with a taste that’s salty, rich, concentrated, creamy, and a texture that's tiny round, sticky orange rind, runny inside. It’s often enjoyed served solo with crusty bread, paired with chablis.

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Best enjoyed...

  • Served with crusty bread.
  • Paired with Chablis.

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