Gourmet Stinky Cheese

Strictly speaking this is a Belgian, not German, cheese. It was originally made in the monasteries near Limburg in Belgium but it was adopted, and indeed largely taken over, by the German cheesemakers more than a hundred years ago. Our Limburger cheese is made by Kaserei Champignon in Germany. Limburg has the typically pungent aroma of a washed-rind cheese, but you will be surprised by its mild te... read more

Epoisses is made in a small town in Burgundy, in France and is one of the great gourmet cheeses of France and of the world. Each gourmet cheese is covered in an edible reddish-brown coating, and underneath that coating is a creamy, soft, white interior with a daunting aroma that comes straight from the farm, often said it is a candidate for the top ten most pungent French cheeses. Epoisses is prod... read more

Taleggio D.O.P. is a soft Italian gourmet cheese that is considered a delicacy when served in dishes or when served on its own as a delightful Italian taste treat. It is a gourmet cheese of very old origins, perhaps even before the 10th century. Its regional origin was the Val Taleggio, in the province in Bergamo, from which derives the name of the cheese. Currently the area of production and ripe... read more

Morbier A.O.C. is a 'lait cru', raw milk cheese. It has a soft paste that has a distinct aroma and with a flavor that only lingers on your taste buds for a short while. The maturation of Morbier is usually 3 months. At first glance this French gourmet cheese from the Jura looks as though it has a band of mold running through the middle of it. In fact, it is ash or charcoal. In the past the cheese... read more

Petit Livarot is the smaller version of the Livarot which is known as 'The Colonel' because of the five strips of raffia which are wrapped round it to stop bulging. It has a glossy orange-brown washed rind which can become very dark and rustic looking. The golden paste has little holes and is soft and springy. The French gourmet Petit Livarot is clearly a cheese that cannot be missed because of th... read more

Munster Gerome is produced in an area that not only makes very pungent cheeses, but also excellent spicy wines. Its production center is the pretty village of Munster, set amid pastures and vineyards. A young Munster cheese has a thin but firm pinkish-red rind with white paste. As it matures the rind turns to a darker russet color with a deep straw-colored interior. The paste is soft and supple wi... read more

Chimay with Trappister beer receives a very personal preparation and maturing, resulting in an exclusive, authentic gourmet cheese. Its natural rind is bathed in Chimay Trappister beer so that its flavor flatters the palate and the nose; the rind is sticky. The Trappist monks of Scourmont have known the secrets of making cheese since 1876. Cheese was made from good milk from their farm and mature... read more

Pont l'Eveque is made in a distinctive square shape which is achieved by cutting the curds into blocks rather than into small pieces or grains. One block makes one cheese. They are drained and placed in fat square molds. After dry-salting, the cheeses are ripened in humid cellars. This pungent French gourmet cheese is still made on the farms of the Pays d'Auge in Normandy just as it has been for c... read more

Brie de Meaux is a big, round, soft gourmet French cheese, has a velvet white mold rind, which changes to a pinkish-beige during the ripening process. Brie de Meaux is one of the French 'Le Roi des Fromages' (The King of Cheeses) and comes from a particular area in the Ile-de-France near Paris. It is an ancient cheese; the oldest evidence of Brie de Meaux is found in the chronicles of Charlemagne.... read more

Grand Chimay used to be called Chimay Grand Cru and is made according to an ancient recipe, and produced from pasteurized cow's milk. The rind of this Belgian gourmet cheese is natural and the cheese matures for six weeks which gives it its pure and mellow flavor. We cut and wrap this cheese in wedges of 8 ounces and 1 pound.... read more