Experts' Expert — Rob Kaufelt on the world's 10 most intimidating cheeses

Kaufelt was the longtime owner-proprietor of Murray's Cheese in New York City, once named the world's best cheese store by Forbes magazine.

That may or may not still be true but in any event, he is a recognized authority on cheese.

He wrote "The Murray's Cheese Handbook."

It includes his list of the world's 10 scariest cheeses, which are:

1. Bleu de Termignon

2. Cabrales

3. Chiabro d'Henry

4. Evora

5. Pecorino di Fossa

6. Salers

7. Stanser Fladä

8. Stanser Schafchäs

9. Stinking Bishop

10. Tomme Vaudoise

A sample review (one of over 300) from the book:

Stinking Bishop

The name refers to a type of pear, not to an unwashed clergyman, alas. This puddle of cheese made by Charles Martell in Gloucestershire is washed in penny, a hard cider made from pears, before it is bound in a springy strip of beechwood. We serve it in a dish; you'll need to, because no plate can contain this steadily spreading mass. Heady, fruity, and all thick milkiness, the Bishop pairs well with a dry, lightly effervescent hard cider.

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The book costs $20.51 at Amazon.

A quarter-pound of Stinking Bishop cheese (pictured up top) is $15.