Stinky Cheese

Fromager Andrew Steiner highlights fine stinky cheeses and explains why they smell. He is the owner of Andrew's Cheese Shop in Santa Monica.

Epoisses de Bourgogne - From northern Burgundy; soft, runny and salty

Krummenswiler - Barnyard smell with Swiss flavors

Roccolo - Musty smell, firm cheese

Red Hawk - Mildly stinky, very buttery

Timanoix - Rind is washed with a mixture of walnut brandy and brine; chocolaty flavor

Music break: Mitternachts-Blues (Midnight Blues) by Bert Kaempfert