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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Cheese is hard, so the mold can’t penetrate too far beyond the surface. Bread is not, so it’s best to assume that mold has penetrated the whole thing if you can see any.

Soft cheese is treated like bread or other foods when it comes to mold for this reason.