Proclaimed “the cheese that nose no equal,” Limburger remains the brunt of eternal jokes. That said, its fans relish it with cult-like devotion. Its signature offending odor is the result of a ...

Inspired by my recent roadtrip quest for new American cheese on the Wisconsin cheese trail, I dressed as a Limburger cheesemaker for Halloween this year, complete with a ripe 5-month aged Limburger. I ...

Mosquitoes are drawn to the scent of limburger cheese and its derivatives. They love it so much that it can even lure them away from tasty human targets. Why? For a reason you don’t want to know if ...

Close up of a piece of bread with Limburger cheese and onions - Astrid Gast/Shutterstock If you've heard anything about the great state of Wisconsin, it's either because of the Green Bay Packers or ...

The sign above the bar in Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern in Monroe, Wis., warns visitors about the perils of sampling the $3.25 house specialty — a slab of Limburger cheese on rye bread ...

This April 2013 photo shows the Chalet Cheese Co-op in Monroe, Wis., which bills itself as “America’s only Limburger cheese plant.” Limburger is known as a foul-smelling cheese but the local ...

It's no secret that limburger cheese stinks. Its legendary odor has been compared to body odor, stinky feet and a variety of dead or dying creatures. Sadly, many people won't even give it a taste due ...

On a recent visit to the dairy wonderland of the Whole Foods cheese counter, I asked the kindly cheesemonger what the best deals were, and he replied by handing me a gold foil-wrapped block and saying ...

Myron Olson knows how to make a really big stink in his work, which is unique among U.S. cheesemakers. Limburger, one of the smelliest cheeses on Earth, became this master cheesemaker’s specialty in ...

The single slice of Limburger cheese sat on a napkin, waiting for those brave enough to take a whiff on their way out the door. Most of the Cherokee Elementary School fifth-graders who did smell it ...