I went to San Diego and stopped by a little Danish place. The owner of said place said there was different levels of the taste, from mild to strongest. I felt adventurous and bought the middle one. I come home and the cheese is soft, I open and oof. It smells like unwashed booty hole and the taste is not good. Even after putting in the fridge and checking hours later, it still smells like day 3 swamp ass.
How do I eat this cheese, like with what? Fruit or something? Is there any way to get past the bad taste? I don't want to have to throw it away 😮💨
by chicken_raver
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Why do you know the taste of dead booty?
> Is there any way to get past the bad taste?
You grow up.
But more seriously, it’s one of those cheeses you either like from the get go or have to acquire the taste for. If you want to ease it in, I would put a little jam/marmelade on top of it.
Some swear, that you need a good amount of butter under it – and the odd one will suggest nutella under. (Yes, nutella, because of the chocolate / fat combo from the cheese).
The bread is also important, the darker it is the better. Whole grain rye bread is fantastic or a decent sourdough.
It’s an acquired taste, I guess.
It’s great on sourdough or white bread with lots of butter and perhaps a bit of jam on top.
Well, the name of it loosely translates to “Cousin Coarse” or “Cousin Harsh” so…
Bread (sour dough or something at least somewhat full grain), toasted, layer of butter that melts, slice of cheese. Some people enjoy jam on the stronger cheeses (this is definitely in the stronger end. Middle my ass.), blackberry, black current or strawberry jam (preserves with actual fruit, not American jelly bullshit).
It’s a somewhat acquired taste. My wife hates strong cheese like this, I fucking love it.
Thats the trick, you dont, unless you are a swamp creature that likes dead muck
Eat it with cheese and some jam.
Or don’t. I’m not your mom.
“Fætter kras” Translates to “Uncle rough” or sumth like that, so I guess it lives up to its name.
It smells worse than it tastes – it’s made to eat on bread – id recommend you white bread, butter and a slice of the cheese, and if you’re still afraid, maybe put some marmalade on top.
I ate this cheese this morning, it just have this distinctive smell, but is made for bread.
The name literally means “Cousin rough”
A nice piece of bread and some jam is always great. Don’t eat the sides to it, those are pure rind. So cote that off and then slice the top part, lather some jam on bread and stick it on top.
Our strong cheeses are a bit of an acquired taste, but it’s great!
I would eat it like the other ones described, but whenever I buy a cheese that is too harsh I usually use it in toasts where it melts. That way it looses some of its strength.
You bought a strong one and you need to eat it on a toast or a slice of rye bread.
I can suggest to spread some jam or a strong mustard like a dijon on top. Some also like to sprinkle it with e.g. brown rum before eating it.
At least it is ecological 😀
Thats not Cheese. This particular substance is used in chemical warfare. Avoid contact at all cost
it is called cousin crass, so it might be as intended, i don’t know the cheese though
i’m a little confused by it being middle between mild and strong with your description, though it might be your tastes are normally in what we would consider mild cheese
some info about the branding, it is danish state certified organic, recommended by the animal protection foundation
you can eat it however you like, though if you think it is to strong, you can serve it with other cheese on a board to allow the taste buds to acclimate to stronger cheese like you might do with something spicy
This is not the middle one, this is one of the strongest smelling cheeses. Personally it makes me gag.
That cheese gets really sweaty, personally I don’t like those on bread, but I love them melted, for example as the cheese in a cheeseburger, or grated on or in a meatsauce😃
That is an aged Danbo cheese. It’s absolutely delicious, and I will happily eat a lot of it, and then stay away from people for a day.
There is always the problem that if it has not been correctly stored, it can go bad. Any hard cheese go bad from room temperature after it has been cut, but Danbo is especially bad.
So I cant help you gauge if it’s bad or not, but I would suggest you try a good aged Danbo cheese in a cheese store.
It’s one of those things that’s not enjoyable on its own. I’d suggest a shot of cognac, cigar smoke in the eyes and a circle kick in the stomach.
Man i wish you used different nouns to describe the taste 😭
But yeah.. Fætter kras is one of those cheeses only grandpa could stomach
If you prefer mild cheeses like cheddar and gouda, this is not for you. Try “havarti” next time.
I would grab a sour dough bread, a slice of that cheese, then depending on the mood and having a beer or not, I would put on marmelade/jam or mustard if I had the beer, personally a dark sweet like [Roulv.](https://brewerbox.dk/products/bryggeriet-frejdahl-roulv?srsltid=AfmBOorm1HVobqLTIvIn0RoFzBBajtxVtqYzzV6WVG2Tqd_KgE4tj2dO)
It’s common to eat this sort of cheese on bread, rye or softer with plenty of butter and then rhum on top of it.
It’s definitely an acquired taste. If that is how you feel initially there is only two options. Keep on going until you eventually develop a deep love for that taste – or just give up and never go back to Fætter Kras.
Same way you eat booty – Without restraint.
You guys are really foul-mouthed across the Atlantic – it’s dismaying, to say the least.
That particular cheese is indeed on the lower end of that particular range from that cheese maker – but still strong. They have ones that are much stronger, they actually forgot a pallet a couple of years and when opened one of the sales ladies called the smell “Ren ondskab / pure evil” and they named the cheese that. It went into the news and people from all over the country pilgrimaged and it was sold out in a few days. That would be the top end of the scale.
Now they have made a second batch, probably also sold out in hours. Mainly to men with grey hair… As one stated “I like my cheese so strong my butthole snaps after my shirt” – roughly translated.
This one isn’t that strong. At least the taste isn’t. I don’t like strong cheeses, but I like this one.
You eat it on buttered bread, usually for breakfast. If you can’t handle the flavour, use marmelade or additional toppings like sliced bell peppers, strawberries, or tomatoes. But I would encourage you to try it without additional toppings.
Tip for the smell: Put the cheese bag inside another bag (frysepose) and add a few slices of onion in the outer bag. The onion absorbs the smell. For the taste, some people like the taste it, others don’t. 😊
This is one of the best cheese in Denmark of recent times for the price range and easily accessible ones. The “Extra lagret” one of this is by far the best with a lot of bite and after taste it’s nearly the only cheese I buy once I run out with the “sliced” package version. This one is a bit more mild variant of that one and less flavorful but still very good.
You need to have rye bread or a good bakery bread to enjoy it well, put some good jam/marmalade on it and slices of snack peppers etc. on
You need a good jam/marmalade because the ones we have in local stores in Denmark are dogshit since most of em are way too sweet or just don’t have a good flavor/texture. Especially stay clear from brands like “den gamle fabrik” nearly all jams from danish brands are just glass jars of pure sugar sold as jam unlike foreign ones.
The only good one i have found is from South Africa from the brand “Koo” bitter orange which is in a tin can.
Otherwise get a good brand like “Thursdays Cottage” their Pink Grape, Blueberry and bitter orange ones especially are all top tier from that brand and the fruit pieces in em is much better than the ones in the danish ones. These don’t have 5-6 pieces only in em like the local store/danish ones do which also are either too large or taste like preserves fruit pieces rather than real fruit and berries.
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