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Monroe, Wisconsin
Chalet Cheese Cooperative
Do you think your job stinks? Welcome to the only Limburger cheese plant in America.
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Pizza Hut Taiwan Knows It’s Making Italians Angry
From stinky tofu to Oreo-calamari, there's a method to their specialty-pie madness.
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Podcast: Disgusting Food Museum
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Gastro Obscura
Liederkranz Cheese
This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.
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Năsal Cheese
In a Romanian village, a cave's unique conditions produce a rare, funky cheese.
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Fafaru
To find this fermented fish dish of notorious scent, you'll need to venture beyond French Polynesia's resort kitchens.
Malmö, Sweden
Disgusting Food Museum
This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.
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Yete
Senegal's national dish is incomplete without these fermented sea snails.
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Tempoyak
Fermenting raw durian is a better idea than you thought.
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Stink Beans
These Southeast Asian legumes are famed for their lasting funk and deliciously nutty flavor.
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ThorlĂ¡ksmessa
To honor Iceland's patron saint, feast on fermented skate.
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Thorrablot
This midwinter food festival honors Iceland's pagan history.
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Funazushi
Japan's funky, fermented sushi takes years to prepare.
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Hongeo
Fermented skate smells like it urinates through its skin—which it does.
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Bambangan
Find this rare, savory mango on the periphery of Borneo markets with other odorous fruit.
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Salt-Rising Bread
Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.
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Limburger Sandwich
The stinky, simple classic is still served at select Wisconsin taverns.
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