Bad news, I don't think it's mild cheddar anymore
this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2026
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I remember getting into such a heated argument with a dumbass on early lemmy about moldy bread and cheese.
it got so heated that I was issued a temporary ban for telling them to go ahead and eat a moldy cheese sandwich and die from food poisoning.
some people just want to prove they're "tough" by risking their lives for the dumbest shit.
Moldy bread? Nah.
Moldy hard cheese? Just generously cut off the mold and it's fine*
*I wouldn't feed this to anyone else, but I'd eat it, and do all the time
EDIT: the USDA agrees that moldy hard cheese is safe to eat https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/If-food-has-mold-is-it-safe-to-eat
For anyone’s interest, the rule of thumb is the colony on the surface is half the size of the depth that needs to be trimmed, so half an inch in diameter would be a one inch depth of removal
Rule of thumb, don't be a dumbass about it and you can do potentially dangerous stuff just fine
It isn't potentially dangerous when properly trimmed though, that's the point.
May I offer you a tasty tidepod in these trying times?