I don't know if anyone is going to taste it. - Lars Einarsson Einarsson, the marine archeologist who heads up The Kronan Project, thinks that the cheese smells like a mix of yeast and Roquefort.

You're likely to also detect dung, but some also find it to smell a bit like human body odor. However, the flavor of the cheese inside the rind is much more mellow and subdued, with hints of fungi.