Does Lox cream cheese smell tihs bad?? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

dawnoffawn · 11-16-2007, 05:36 PM

Hello all,
I've never tried Lox cream cheese before and we bought one packaged in a store and opened it and it smelled so bad, I mean VERy bad...like rotten cheese or something. Is that how it's supposed to smell?
Or is the store just putting out expired cream cheese for us to consume?

Thanks for any help.

ratbastid · 11-16-2007, 08:18 PM

Perhaps this is your problem: Lox isn't cream cheese. It's cured, thinly-sliced salmon.

What smells bad as cream cheese might smell great as fish.

dawnoffawn · 11-16-2007, 10:14 PM

Hello Ratbastid, Thanks for your help.
Yes, I know: it is cheese and lox (salmon). That's why I stated it as Lox cream cheese. It does not smell like fish, however. It smells like stinky rotten cheese (or a very stinky wet towel).
Is this how it's supposed to smell?

Ratman · 11-17-2007, 08:03 AM

In my experience, lox cream cheese shouldn't smell any different from regular cream cheese when properly refrigerated. Or any flavored cream cheese, for that matter. If it doesn't pass the smell test, run away. The smell test is good. For lots of things. If it smells like "eeewwwww!" DON"T EAT IT!!!

yabobo · 11-17-2007, 08:45 AM

it was bad very bad..

hunnychile · 12-11-2007, 03:35 PM

In my kitchen, my rule is: "When in doubt....throw it out."

BTW - most Americans have trouble with "strong cheeses".

Willravel · 12-11-2007, 03:42 PM

I LOVE lox. Especially on a toasted bagel with some tea. Oy. Happy Hanukah!

jewels · 12-11-2007, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hundove

...like rotten cheese or something. Is that how it's supposed to smell?
Or is the store just putting out expired cream cheese for us to consume?

There's your answer. If it smells like rotten cheese, it is rotten cream cheese. Lox = smoked salmon and smells nothing like cheese, rotten or not.

If you have the chutzpah, bring it back to the store. Always check dates on dairy items, some stores are infamous for not rotating stock.

11-16-2007, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
dawnoffawn Crazy	Does Lox cream cheese smell this bad?? Hello all, I've never tried Lox cream cheese before and we bought one packaged in a store and opened it and it smelled so bad, I mean VERy bad...like rotten cheese or something. Is that how it's supposed to smell? Or is the store just putting out expired cream cheese for us to consume? Thanks for any help. Last edited by dawnoffawn; 11-16-2007 at 06:07 PM..

11-17-2007, 08:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ratman Addict Location: Somewhere... Across the sea...	In my experience, lox cream cheese shouldn't smell any different from regular cream cheese when properly refrigerated. Or any flavored cream cheese, for that matter. If it doesn't pass the smell test, run away. The smell test is good. For lots of things. If it smells like "eeewwwww!" DON"T EAT IT!!! __________________ The difference between theory and reality is that in theory there is no difference. "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." DEVO

11-17-2007, 08:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
yabobo Lust Puppy Location: in your closet and in your head...	it was bad very bad.. __________________ Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

12-11-2007, 03:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	In my kitchen, my rule is: "When in doubt....throw it out." BTW - most Americans have trouble with "strong cheeses". __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

11-16-2007, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Perhaps this is your problem: Lox isn't cream cheese. It's cured, thinly-sliced salmon. What smells bad as cream cheese might smell great as fish.

11-16-2007, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
dawnoffawn Crazy	Hello Ratbastid, Thanks for your help. Yes, I know: it is cheese and lox (salmon). That's why I stated it as Lox cream cheese. It does not smell like fish, however. It smells like stinky rotten cheese (or a very stinky wet towel). Is this how it's supposed to smell?

12-11-2007, 03:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I LOVE lox. Especially on a toasted bagel with some tea. Oy. Happy Hanukah!