I lot of people do not like limburger cheese, I think mainly from the bad smell. The same bacterium that causes body odor develops during the aging of the cheese. I remember my Dad eating it and I said I would never eat that stuff. He bought it in a large cake and his favorite was a rye bread sandwich with a thick slice of it and a slice of onion.
After I got older and was a cheese lover I decided to try some and surprisingly I loved it! The best I can describe the taste is pungent, creamy with a little tang. I like it best just smeared on saltine crackers. We were talking about it at work one day and a friend said try some strawberry jam on top. I thought that sounded terrible but had to try it. Surprisingly I liked that too. I think the salt from the crackers; the cheese and the sweet from the jam go together and give it one great taste.
Lately that has been my late night snack for the dog and me. My dog is a cheese lover too. He can be lying asleep in another room and as soon as I open some cheese he is right there. My favorite jam for on top is black raspberry. I leave the jam off of a couple crackers for the dog. It goes well with some good beer!
Smokin Don
