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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. -- June is National Dairy Month, and the Badger State’s 125 cheese plants produce more than 600 specialty cheeses. Among those is the pungent Limburger cheese. Of all those 125 cheese ...

How to do a Wisconsin cheese festival Right? Have a cheesemonger — essentially a cheese expert — lead the way in introducing, ...

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

Wisconsin’s cheese shops with cafés serve curds, classics, and creative dishes that celebrate the state’s dairy heritage.

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Happy Valley is known almost as much for its agriculture as its football with about 500 animals residing in its dairy barns across the street from Beaver Stadium. If those barns ...