Of course, if you still don’t want to eat the rind on a stinky cheese, you can also trim it off — but both Todd and Reinhart say it would be a waste, especially if you want to taste the full ...

On a recent episode of Pizza Quest, host Peter Reinhart and cheese expert Mark Todd discuss and taste several stinky cheeses, explaining that stinky cheeses are actually washed-rind cheeses ...

Last but not least, time to pair funky with funky! Taleggio is an Italian cow’s milk cheese known for its washed rind — aka the orange sticky outer layer that tends to have a pretty intense aroma.

Not Your Mom’s Mac: A three-cheese feast centered around five-year-old Black Diamond sharp white cheddar, Grand Cru Gruyere and two-year-old Parmigiano-Reggiano. The Rind’s take on macaroni ...

Hear us out, though: cheese rinds. First things first: Avoid any wax-based or bandage-wrapped rinds, which are inedible. Instead, opt for natural rinds, which are edible though tough in texture.

Washed rind cheeses like Taleggio —or anything in the funky, slightly stinky category—can be eaten, but while these cheeses can have rinds that are edible and supple they tend to have residual ...

Whether you enjoy it as a snack, add it to your favorite sandwich, or melt it into grits, hoop cheese is the American cheese variety everyone should try. Known for its bright red or black wax rind ...

The Cheese Course Janet Fletcher By Janet Fletcher, Chronicle Staff WriterJune 27, 2008 Redwood Hill Bucheret for The Cheese Course 6/27/08Photo: Erick WongStyling by Gaby CamachoErick Wong / SFC ...