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 had a chocolate cake pop that was in a plastic bag. It looked fine. It was also like six months old. I was cleaning and going to throw it out, but decided to take a bite. It was full of mold inside. It even poofed with a puff of air when I bit into it. The taste was like earth and was weird. I’d never had a mouth full of mold before. I promptly spit it out and then ran to the toilet where my body was saying puke but I kept my composure. Gargled Listerine then googled if I was gonna live or not 🙁

I think I might have a picture of moldy pop somewhere…