The funkiness that sets stinky cheeses apart comes courtesy of microscopic organisms that digest the food, giving rise to deep and complex flavor over time. Bacteria and fungi can play a role in ...

Ann Mah is the author of Mastering the Art of French Eating. She talks about cheese mites, those little bugs, that give Mimolette, a cheese traditionally made in Mille France, its unmistakable flavor.

Mimolette is a unique French cheese aged with tiny cheese mites that nibble on the rind, helping create its distinctive ...

Microscopic bugs called cheese mites are responsible for the distinctive rind and flavor of the bright orange French cheese Mimolette. But now,... Tiny Mites Spark Big Battle Over Imports Of French ...

It’s the Great Cheese Mite Mystery. For centuries, microscopic mites have been part of the process for making Mimolette, a mild-tasting cheese shaped like a cannonball and electric orange in color.

Harvard Medical School / Boston, Massachusetts, USA / Hundreds of harmless cheese mites (Tyrophagus casei) bustle across a rind of cheddar cheese / Stereomicroscopy / 5x 10 Incredible Facts About ...