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Article: Stink ~a~ licious
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 4, 2009
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Stinky cheese is back.
Not that it ever entirely went away, even though only one small cheese factory in North America continues to make Limburger -- the king of smelly cheeses.
Now, though, pungent fromage has been rediscovered by foodies.
And, cheese sellers say, many artisan cheesemakers are creating at least one or two cheeses that pack a punch to the schnozz.
"People are looking to see what's new and there's a big interest in some exciting domestic stinky cheeses," says Norine Mulry, a cheesemonger (yep, that's really her title) at the Marion Street Cheese Market in Oak Park.
Mulry sells a wide range of smelly washed-rind cheeses, which ripen from the outside in and are considered ...