Stinky cheese ice cream becomes Czech summer hit

An ice cream made out of a traditional pungent cheese has become a surprise hit in a small Czech town, with happy buyers scooping all the innovative producer can make.

Tvaruzek, or Tvaruzky in plural, is a mature yellowish cheese with a strong taste and smell that is more usually enjoyed with bread, possibly onions and, inevitably in the Czech Republic, beer.

"Lot of people think it will be salty, but it is really a fairly sweet ice cream with a Tvaruzky cheese taste," cafe owner and ice cream maker Roman Cincara says.