What would you do with a tub of Limburger cheese spread?

[cbayer]

I like it, but I have way too much to just eat it on crackers. It's pretty strong on it's own.

Any ideas?

[PoliticAverse]

1. Trade it to a turophile for some nice cheddar?... n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Set it out in my woods, open.

[elleng]

3. Run OUTSIDE to the TRASH!!!

[HappyMe]

38. I agree.

I would throw it out.

[elleng]

39. Yup. I dislike all so-called 'blue' cheeses.

[Warpy]

4. Got pigs?

I don't know of anything to do with the stuff except eat it on crackers. Alone. Very alone.

I did see a recipe for Limburger mac & cheese online. I think it's one of those things you make once.

[opiate69]

5. Rye bread, onion, mustard.. epic sandwiches.. maybe add some ham or pastrami..

[cbayer]

9. Thanks opiate69!

I was hoping I'd find someone who had an affinity for this.

I've got all of that except the bread, but I can probably get that tomorrow. Sounds like a good combination.

[opiate69]

12. My pleasure! My ex was Danish, and her parents (old country types) always had that on hand..

I think they may have used liverwurst with it as well (but holy freakin strong, batman!)

[cbayer]

14. I love strong cheese, but I'm not loving this.

But I think as part of a sandwich with other strong ingredients might be the key.

[opiate69]

16. I bet that is the key...

Although I was kind of surprised the first time I tried it.. it seemed like the flavor was a lot mellower than the aroma.. but it's been a long, long time so I may be selectively remembering lol.

[Laurian]

6. Oh, no!

My Dad used to eat that stuff. He had 5 kids and I thought he used that cheese as kid repellent, cause it sure cleared the room! Fifty years and I remember that smell like it was yesterday.

[maddezmom]

7. Maybe some variation of this

The Farmer John
If you spend your days baling hay, milking cows or plowing fields like Farmer John, you know a thing or two about working up an appetite. Standing strong with a stack of hunger-satisfying fixings, The Farmer John is perfect for anyone who ends the day with an appetite as big as the sky.

Ingredients

Limburger cheese
Beef patty
Bacon
Onion rings
Hash browns
White French bread
Parsley garnish
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/meats/beef/cheeseburger-recipe.asp


And quite a few recipes here
http://www.paolicheese.com/limburgerrecipes.aspx

[cbayer]

10. Hash browns on the sandwich? That's a new one on me.

I'm going to make a meatloaf this week because I love leftover meatloaf sandwiches. Will try some variation of this.

[maddezmom]

13. Well since your not a farmer, you can probably skip those!

[cbayer]

15. I have had a french fry poboy in New Orleans.

It's just seemed wrong, though.

[maddezmom]

19. Yeah that sounds nasty

[murpheeslaw]

36. One of the first Cooking Shows I ever saw was a Jason Wilson on PBS.

This is a link to one of his videos:

I remember being appalled that some family cooked so many french fries that there were enough to make "Potato Salad" out of the left overs . . .

But, goodness I like a good bowl of red beans and rice!!

[cbayer]

37. He was hilarious.

IIRC, he used to drink during the whole show. What a character.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. Throw it overboard?

[cbayer]

11. OK, you guys are hilarious!

I should have none I was setting myself up for this.

[LibGranny]

17. Spread on rye bread with vidalia onion slices! YUMMY

[LibGranny]

18. Oh, and a COOLLLLDD beer!

[rdharma]

21. That's the way it's done in Germany!

And it's pretty darn good!

[cbayer]

20. I'm going to try that.

I think it needs to "challenge" of other strong flavors.

Thanks LibGranny!

[LibGranny]

22. I love it, esp. the beer part!

[rdharma]

23. You can try these recipes.....

But I think LibGranny has the best suggestion above ... with REAL beer..... not Budweiser!

http://www.paolicheese.com/limburgerrecipes.aspx

[cbayer]

24. I think hers is the best too. And when I drink beer, I never, ever drink Budweiser.

I am very particular.

[winter is coming]

25. Hide it in the office of a much-disliked coworker??

I'm trying to wrap my head around the idea of Limburger as a processed cheese spread. Talk about the worst of both worlds...

[winter is coming]

26. Use it in a mac and cheese casserole for a pot luck. You'll never be nagged for food again! n/t

[drm604]

27. I love that stuff - that exact brand!

Get one of those little loaves of rye bread; I think they're called party rye. Take one of the little slices, spread some of the Limburger spread on it and eat it. Then another, and another, and another... (maybe share a few with someone else)

[spinbaby]

29. With onions

Rye, Limburger, and thick slices of sweet onion. Food of the gods, except even the gods won't go near you after you eat it.

[cbayer]

34. I wish I could send it to you!

I'm working on it, but I just can't get the love going.

[jtuck004]

28. Catfish bait. n/t

[MiddleFingerMom]

30. I never did find out what kind of German cheese this was, but it put limburger to shame.

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The Army Recreation folks had arranged for a tour of a nearby wine town known for
its wines made from all the local fresh fruits. They chartered a big tour bus and about
35-40 of us went on the day trip. We were all young and inexperienced wine drinkers,
but these wines tasted much like fresh juice and were DELICIOUS!!!
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The gasthaus we went to for lunch had a light lunch menu and my buddy Mort ordered
a cold cheese sandwich. No description, but he figured something like a Muenster or a
Swiss. It came out open-faced on pumpernickel with a tiny cup of mustard and a pickle
spear.
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When he went to take a bite of it, the aroma SLAMMED him in the nostrils and he came
close to flinging it away (and Mort was someone who liked strong cheeses). We were all
sitting at one wide U-shape of many tables placed end-to-end. He passed it to the person
on his right, who passed it to the person on HIS right, who passed it -- and so on and so
on and so on -- until it made it all the way around and back to Mort. Sitting near an open
window, he placed it on the outside sill until the waiter could come back and give us sweet
blessed relief.
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I never did find out what kind of cheese it was, but I would recognize it at 20 paces all
these decades later.
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[jtuck004]

31. Oh, that's funny. lol

I dislike wasting food, so it seems like a nice Limburger cheese could be frozen until the next fishing trip, and be perfect for picking up catfish. They really go for that sort of thing, and fresh catfish filleted and deep-fried is a wondrous thing that I would trade for stinky cheese any day

[rdharma]

32. I would guess Weißlacker.

But there are other types of "Stinkkäse" available in Germany.

Casu Marzu is illegal in Germany ...... but maybe........

[pinto]

33. Some in a spicy cheeseburger could work. Or on a meatloaf sandwich? Omelets?

I'd probably turn it in to the ground meat for a burger. Sort of incorporate it all. (disclaimer - pinto had a Food Channel run yesterday.)

[cbayer]

35. I'm making meatloaf this week, so will try it on a sandwich with the leftovers.

[cbayer]

40. OK. I made a macaroni and cheese and it was delicious!

Really, really good. Cooking this cheese definitely mellows it. I incorporated it into a bechamel sauce and added some dijon mustard. Undercooked the pasta a bit, then baked for about 30 minutes.

It didn't separate and wasn't overpowering at all.

So.... if someone every gives you this, I recommend the mac and cheese.

I have a little left and I am going to use it on a meatloaf sandwich.

[blaze]

41. what would you compare the cheese to?

elleng, upthread, referred to it as one of the "blue cheeses". I LOVE blue cheese.... would I like this? I'm tempted to go buy some just to try it.

[cbayer]

42. It's strong but different than a blue cheese.

I love strong cheeses, but I was not thrilled with this on it's own. It didn't have the richness or complexity that I usually expect from a blue.

But in a sauce, it had a deep almost nutty flavor that was great.

BTW, a friend introduced me to a great taste treat sensation - a creamy blue on ginger snaps.

OK, I know it sounds odd, but it is absolutely delicious.

[blaze]

43. Thanks!

And I'll try blue cheese on anything!!

[AC_Mem]

44. Yum

Ritz cracker, Limburger cheese on it and top it with a couple drops of franks hot sauce.

Strange I know-- but good, and addicting!!!!

Shine on,
Annette/ orlando

[cbayer]

45. I ended up doing lots of different things with it.

The last thing I did was a macaroni and cheese, and that was probably my favorite.

[kestrel91316]

46. Probably eat it. As I've gotten older I have come to love strong cheeses.

[cbayer]

47. Lol, me, too.

I am now finding bland cheeses not worth the time, effort or money.

Give me something I'm not likely to forget, and I am in heaven.

[pengillian101]

49. Isn't that funny? Me three.

I never ever liked blue cheese before, but it came crumbled on an Applebee's spinach, chicken, blueberry and strawberry and candied walnut salad w/a fruity vinaigrette that was absolutely delicious.

A few days later I tried blue cheese dressing with hot wings at the local pub and I liked the taste again. My tastes have most definitely changed since getting older. I still can't imagine tasting Limburger though.

[cbayer]

53. I would try anything.

Last night we had a blue shropshire which was really interesting and good.

[winter is coming]

48. Halloween's coming up.

Trick or treat?

[pengillian101]

50. Ha!

[winter is coming]

51. Well, if you don't own a dog... n/t

[Graybeard]

52. Great on Pumpernickel bread.

Combination of Limburger on a dark, dense Pumpernickel rye bread

is unbeatable.