The cheeses on this list, including Camembert, Livarot Munster, and the cleverly named Stinking Bishop, are made with time-tested methods. These stinky cheeses are poster children for the ...

With its cool, coastal climate and grassy meadows, Normandy is cattle country. France's best butters are made in the region, as is the world-renowned Camembert. But in times past, another Normandy ...

Bizarre, soapy textures, over-the-top flavors and other loud characteristics make these cheeses irresistible to those who love them, but few wines can retain much personality when paired with such ...

Livarot Plus ça pue, plus c'est bon is the French motto for cheese: the more it stinks, the better it is. The Norman cheese known as Livarot smells awful, like a manure pile, but like durian, the ...

Enjoying the simplicity of a French picnic of Norman Livarot cheese, DuPont Reserve Cidre and local pastries. In the background is Our Lady of Hambye Abbey located between Le Mont St. Michel and ...

Cheeses in this category range from spoonable, almost like a thick sauce, to semifirm. Though the fat content is lower than that of longer-aged firm cheeses, these seem creamier because they coat the ...

Livarot baked with Calvados with toasted sourdough and air-dried ham recipe. Livarot, along with Camembert and Pont-l’Evêque is one of the cornerstone cheeses of Normandy, named after the village.