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Its Reputation and Its Odor Precede It (2003)
- throwaway84742 8y agoÉpoisses is my favorite “smelly” cheese. Smells like bum’s dirty socks. Put it on a slice of baguette, and you will forgive the smell. Favorite cheese of Napoleon Bonaparte, IIRC.
- sgt101 8y agoÉpoisses is delicious and even though I've eaten a huge amount of it, it hasn't killed me yet. And I make a living from statistics.
- jhbadger 8y agoI've never really understood the concept that something can smell bad and taste good because so much of taste is smell. -- that's why when you have a cold, food tastes like nothing. Maybe people who like stinky cheese really like stinky smells.
- Doxin 8y agoTo be fair, most cheeses smell like feet, and I have yet to taste one that tastes like feet. Smell is an important component of taste for sure, but it's not the end all be all.