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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There is something called mycelium. Mycelium is like the the roots of a tree. So mold on the surface of a strawberry is just the outside visible part. If a strawberry is moldy then the whole strawberry is ruined. Cheese is different. I assume that the root of the mold do not penetrate the whole cheese.