Eli5 your food has mold so you throw it out. Except for cheese, you just cut off that bit and keep going. Why is molded cheese still safe to eat, unlike bread or chicken?

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Eli5 your food has mold so you throw it out. Except for cheese, you just cut off that bit and keep going. Why is molded cheese still safe to eat, unlike bread or chicken?

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I know I’m wasteful but when I see mold on stuff, the whole thing goes in the trash.

My logic is basically: if it sat uneaten for weeks and weeks, long enough to get moldy, and I passed over it repeatedly while hungrily looking for something to eat, then there’s no point saving it. It’s not like the mold makes it any more suddenly appetizing.