Is Raclette Cheese Stinky

Raclette’s most distinguishing feature is its aroma, which might charitably be described as pungent. (Actually, it smells like something left to rot for a few months in a gym locker filled with dirty sweat clothes.)

How do you get rid of raclette smell?

I put saucers with vinegar in strategic places and light (non scented) candles. And the next day wash the lamp that hangs over the table, right under the bloody raclette, take the curtains down and clean the windows….

What is the most smelly cheese?

If you’ve read anything about stinky cheese, you may know that a particular French cheese from Burgundy, Epoisse de Bourgogne, usually gets top marks for being the smelliest cheese in the world. Aged for six weeks in brine and brandy, it’s so pungent that it’s banned on French public transport.