Limburger cheese - don't do it

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powernoodle

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My boys are 10 and 14 years old, and I thought it would be fun to buy some limburger and give it a try. I know that some of you guys probably like the stuff. And actually eat it.

But for those who have not tried it, take it from me - don't do it.

It smells like dog poop. Someone else's dog. Or maybe like a fat guy's underwear after he ate one too many fiber bars and then ran the Boston Marathon.

Seriously, this stuff is nasty. Its made with the same bacteria that produces body odor on humans. No joke. But its that intense, pungent fecal aroma that is so nasty.

I'm just saying.
 
That's a mistake most people make only once. I didn't know about the bacteria strain; but I believe it because of that odour. Pretty sick when you think about it.
 
It still sounds better than casu marzu. That is a cheese that has maggots from the cheese fly in it that eat through the cheese then digest it to make it softer. Many people leave the maggots in it while consuming it. It might be all right if you added bacon, though.
 
Or for grating into the radiator of the car owned by somebody you don't like. My father and some of his frat bros did that to a despised professor, back in the Dirty 30s.
 
Does it smell worse than reheating perch in the microwave of the employee lounge? fish alert, fish alert ;)
 
Alberta Ed said:
Or for grating into the radiator of the car owned by somebody you don't like. My father and some of his frat bros did that to a despised professor, back in the Dirty 30s.
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Try heater cores and exhaust manifolds. ;)
 
I'm a pretty adventuress eater and I can't go near Limburger cheese.
 
Ick. I can't stand the smell. Some jag off at work left some in his locker and it stunk up our whole locker room.
 
Haha, was at a wedding yesterday and they had some sort of cheese (not sure if it was Limburger or a particularly pungent bleu) as part of a cheese plate that literally made the entire cocktail hour stink like BO. I like most cheeses, and it might have tasted great, but probably not a good choice to leave out at a special event.
 
Part of my initiation into my wife's fathers family included eating Limburger cheese, drinking strawberry soda and NOT throwing it back up. Pretty horrible stuff, think I would rather get hit with OC spray again. (J/K)
 
As my sister-in-law said after a trip to Paris, "Now I know what leprosy tastes like." She had tried it there, and nearly threw up.

The smell of it drives me away.

~Chris
 
Limburger, maroilles and munster cheeses are great, but I would not consider it with strawberry soda.
But there is still a bit of hakarl waiting in the fridge for when i feel really brave.
 
Toasted limburger and onion on pumpernickel, washed down with beer... m-m-m-m-m-m. Only bad part is still tasting it two days later.
 
On one of the "Only In America" shows, Larry went to a dairy where they were making Limburger. Later, a Limburger and onion sandwich was placed before him. He wouldn't touch it.

IIRC, it was stated the Limburger was very popular in the early 20th century. Now, consumption in the US is a small fraction of what it used to be. Limburger and onion?????:eek::barf:
 
I'll try just about anything once, for me it was heavy on aroma and light on taste.

I tried the traditional cheese liverwurst and onion on rye with mustard and I'm certain that eating that sandwich actually made a few hairs sprout on my chest.:rolleyes:
 
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