it's perfectly normal to be disgusted by cheese, amirite?

Cheese is how people preserved milk, not because they "were desperate enough to eat spoiled food."

by Anonymous 2 years ago

The concept that it smells like rotten stuff still applies. Even if it's not truly spoiled, fermented things usually don't smell very good and that's enough to keep someone away from eating that. It's a natural response to show disgust towards something that smells like it's gone bad. (Or something that simply has a very cutting odor)

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Its the opposite of spoiled. Your poor understanding of science has made you hate an entire food group. Fascinating.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I would've hated it regardless. I'm not eating something that smells like rotten crap

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Guaruntee its because you dont understand it. Doesnt smell rotten either.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It sounds like you don't understand the difference between fermentation and spoiling. You can make mozzarella at home in an afternoon. There are plenty of high quality cheddars out there as well. Aged cheddars develop a wonderful nutty flavor. And people in Japan drink beer, and often. They make beer. Sapporo and Asahi are popular brands. You might be thinking of \*root\* beer.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You're right it was root beer. I know the difference between fermented and spoiled, it's just that often time (not always) things that are fermented smell bad. Same for spoiled things albeit spoiled food may smell even worse since it's literally spoiled and not fermented.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Fermentation is really important in human history. It is a critical method of food preservation that has allowed cultures to survive, thrive, and expand. There is a plethora of fermented foods out there besides cheese. Bread, fruits, vegetables, and meat all can and have been regularly fermented throughout history.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Maybe, but not to the point of smelling like rotten s**t. The enzymes of course change throughout all the foods and some ferment "better" than others regarding smell. Cheese (usually) doesn't

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I have drink spoiled milk before. It doesn't taste like cheese

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It smells bad though, doesn't it? Same with cheese. I believe it is a natural reflex to avoid eating things that have such a bad smell.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Spiled milk does not smell like cheese

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Ok. I get it. But tell me, does spoiled milk actually smell good?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

No . It smells spoiled . Not fermented.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Exactly. And cheese often smells spoiled.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

TIL people are scared of cheese

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Not scared, Simply disgusted by it

by Anonymous 2 years ago

"People in Japan don't drink beer" lol. That could not be more wrong

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I was in fact wrong. I wanted to say root beer, not normal beer

by Anonymous 2 years ago