Cheese with extra... on the practicalities of language

I already knew how to say hello in Danish. It sounds very like 'Hi' though they spell it 'Hej'. It is surprising how fast the blank look of incomprehension switches people into English mode and it is an astounding gift to be understood in one's native language, which I hope I never take for granted.

One evening after a large lunch I decided to pick up some things for a sandwich dinner. The cheese looked a bit like Swiss cheese, so I went for it and some salami with little rye rolls. The first word on the label did say 'ekstra' and I have subsequently found it to mean extra matured, but on opening it I thought it probably meant extra stinky. My friend Roberta would have run screaming from the room, but despite the old socks smell, it was quite tasty. That is one of the thrills of travel: what seems familiar is not.

Ekstra...... stinky?