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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It actually depends on the cheese. If it’s a hard cheese, something like an aged cheddar or a nice parmesan, the cheese is firm enough that the mold likely hasn’t gotten through it – cut off the part that’s visibly moldy, check the interior to make sure you’re clear, and you should be good.
But when we’re talking about softer cheeses, bread, or meats, those are softer in texture, and mold has an easier time spreading through the entire thing. Even if it’s not visibly moldy, there are more likely to be the beginnings of moldy patches throughout – it may or may not be enough to taste bad or make you sick, but it’s a situation where it’s better to be safe than sorry, because the risk is comparatively higher.
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