Two other chefs said the cheeses had a heavy shan wei (muttony odour), an ancient term used by southern Chinese to describe the slightly unsavoury tastes associated with the northern nomads.

另外两名厨师说，奶酪有浓重的膻味（羊肉的臭味）。 膻味是南方的老话，用来形容北方游牧民的食物里那种让人有点讨厌的味道。

This article discussed the components of mutton odour, the relationship between mutton odour and component of mutton fatty acid, then outline the usual mechanism of de-muttony of mutton at present.

介绍了形成羊肉膻味的化学成分，羊肉膻味与羊肉体脂肪酸的组成的关系，最后综述了目前常用的羊肉脱膻技术。