I usually have a full-sweat, freak-out dream about twice a week. I do notice that certain foods correlate with bad dreams, but not cheeses. With me, it's fatty meats and probably a touch of digesting difficulty from that kind of food. I have them even without anything in my stomach, quite often, though.
If I wanted to guarantee an extremely disturbing dream, I would take codeine.* It's a sure thing for me.
I think I've seen "sleep disturbances" mentioned in the side effects of codeine. It may be one of the few drugs that does what it is expected to do, for me.