Homegrown American Stinky Cheese

Published on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, by Sarah Perry / Edit Post

Liederkranz cheese is a "stinky" cheese developed decades ago as an American version of Limburger, says cheesemaestro. "The same guy who developed the recipe for Liederkranz was also responsible for creating Velveeta," says cheesemaestro. It's back on American shelves—coll found some advertised at a local grocery store for $4.99 for a six-ounce wedge—and there was much rejoicing from Chowhounds who remember the stuff from years ago. "This is wonderful news. Liederkranz is a long lost friend of mine," says bushwickgirl.

Will Owen "grew up eating the mild, not-very-stinky stuff from Amish co-ops in Illinois," he says. "It was the family's sandwich cheese of choice. I remember its having a nice rich flavor I'll always think of as simply 'cheesy,' and not being salty at all either." How's the new version? coll gives it a 100 percent positive review and admits to being "totally hooked."

The new Liederkranz is being manufactured by DCI Cheese Company in Wisconsin, says cheesemaestro. "Another excellent American original stinky cheese is Brick," says cheesemaestro. "There are a few producers in the Midwest. I particularly like the Brick made by Joe Widmer in Wisconsin."

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  • I have not had it in a while But, on dark rye, thinly sliced red onions, salt/pepper.. Very Yum. However, You must eat it with someone you will spend the next two days with. But Very tasty.. You will smell it on yourself. At least that is what I recall and the great flavor..

  • LOL! Well, you have to go with your instincts, after all- I don't blame you for not liking it if that's your default primary sensory comparison!

  • I love cheese. That said, I have only had the occasion to try stinky cheeses twice, and both times I found that I don't like stinky cheese. Liederkrantz (the real stuff) was the first one, and I tried it on my own with no one that actually claims to like the stinky cheeses to tell me if what I was smelling was what it was supposed to smell like.
    Honest to goodness, it smelled like dog poop. So,...+READ

    I love cheese. That said, I have only had the occasion to try stinky cheeses twice, and both times I found that I don't like stinky cheese. Liederkrantz (the real stuff) was the first one, and I tried it on my own with no one that actually claims to like the stinky cheeses to tell me if what I was smelling was what it was supposed to smell like.
    Honest to goodness, it smelled like dog poop. So, being the adventurous one, and with the sounds of the stinky cheese enthusiasts proclamations ringing in my head ("once you get it past your nose, it tastes good"), I put it in my mouth and chewed.
    Well, it tasted exactly like it smelled! And I spit it out. And it lingered. And lingered, and....well, you get the idea. YUK!!! Double YUK!!!!
    So, years passed, and my head started rewriting the experience since I still heard the stinky-cheese people saying "once you get it past your nose.....", and I thought, well, maybe it was a bad batch of cheese.....
    And I love cheese, so I have to like all cheese, so I gave it another shot. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me......this time, it smelled the way it smelled years ago, and so I did NOT put it in my mouth.
    Chalk me up as a non-stinky cheese lover--strong, yes.....cow, sheep, goat....yes....mild, blue, sharp, nutty, spicy, and everything in between, yes....dog poop....not on your life (or mine). :-)-COLLAPSE