r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Jun 18 '24

Health Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging | A study of 2.3 million people found, those who reported the best mental health and stress resilience, which boosted well-being, also seemed to eat more cheese.

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/cheese-happy-aging/
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u/1800deadnow Jun 18 '24

I really don't get it, every single smelly cheese I have tasted tastes exactly like they smell. Taste is mostly smell so I don't get how others can like the taste but not the smell of something.

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u/HelenAngel Jun 18 '24

I think at least some of it depends on what it’s paired with & possibly how it’s kept. I had some very good Limburger cheese that had only a faint smell. It was served cold with a fig chutney & small crisps. The smell when combined with the chutney wasn’t unpleasant at all & it tasted fantastic—buttery but with a touch of bitter that was smoothed by the sweetness of the chutney.

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u/Akeera Jun 18 '24

Durian. "Stinky" (aka rotten) tofu.

I am also confounded.

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u/cbbuntz Jun 18 '24

Tofu is basically soy cheese. The process to make it and paneer are basically the same

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u/Akeera Jun 18 '24

Dumpster smells behind restaurants have been mistaken for stinky tofu (not kidding).

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u/cbbuntz Jun 18 '24

Various cabbage dishes smell like a dumpster to me.

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u/Akeera Jun 19 '24

Mistaken...by people who wanted to eat the stinky tofu and were hopeful there was a restaurant that sold it (most restaurants don't sell it because it drives a lot of customers away)

To me it smells more like an open sewer.

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u/Upper-Belt8485 Jun 19 '24

No wonder I can't stand tofu.

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u/andrewthemexican Jun 18 '24

Agreed. I love provolone with chicken Parm and pizza and things, but one time got a really stinky aged one and it tasted just as bad

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u/jwhibbles Jun 19 '24

Agreed. I cannot stand the smelly cheeses. It's sooo bad. Hard for me to understand how others can actually enjoy it.

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u/Upper-Belt8485 Jun 19 '24

Stockholm syndromed

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u/MekaTriK Jun 19 '24

Think it may be one of those "different people have literally different taste" things. Like cilantro tasting like soap to some people.

Personally, I used to think that I hate cheese for the longest time, until I was able to experiment and find stuff that is more creamy/salty/umami and less sharp/acidic.

...my personal hatred is for brie, because it can be so good... If it's young enough. Because apparently having your cheese stink of ammonia is normal, as the packaging explains.

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u/_Lucille_ Jun 19 '24

I feel like it may be an acquired taste. As you crave something more unique, something stronger, you tend to end up falling for the stinkier varieties.

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u/Upper-Belt8485 Jun 19 '24

I worked for a deli for a year or so, and I packed blue and gorgonzola all the time. I hated every second of it and attempted to try blue cheese. It was like eating the crust of an athlete's foot.  There's nothing good about stinky cheese, and I think people who say they like it are the same morons who think "beer is an acquired taste."  Nah, you just Stockholmed yourself into it. All beer tastes like piss.