Why does parmesan cheese smell like feet

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Request Appointment. For example Limburger cheese gets some of its smell from bacteria in the cheese, and the same bacteria also lives on human skin, and contribute to smelly feet.

Depending on the type of cheese, this scent can be of spoiled milk, ammonia, or even of a refrigerator or freezer. Soft cheeses such as cream cheese, cottage cheese, shredded cheeses, and goat cheese must be refrigerated for safety.

As a general rule, hard cheeses such as cheddar, processed cheeses American , and both block and grated Parmesan do not require refrigeration for safety, but they will last longer if kept refrigerated.

Hard cheeses like cheddar and Parmesan, can sit out longer —up to 8 hours at room temperature— due to their lower moisture content. That said, your cheese may start to dry out and otherwise go downhill in appearance after four or five hours of sitting out at room temperature.

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I am sure some of our readers would like to add to this list. Parmesan really is bad here. I usually avoid it and get Pecorino Romano in its stead. RIP delta. Its not that feet smell like parmesan cheese, its more that Americans have little to no concept on good quality cheese, so in actuality its that your american parmesan cheese tastes like feet. Ayla The Cat. Are they delicious like cheese? My feet just smell of regular sweat. Jim the Jew Lord. I wish my feet smelled like cheese.

Why does parmesan cheese smell like feet?