Laura Corin Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29701768 I often cut mould off cheese and bread - I fed Hobbes bread from a loaf that had mould on the outside yesterday. I didn't know about blemished apples though. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I cut the mold off of hard cheeses if it's just a small bit of mold. I don't think I could make myself eat bread that had mold though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songsparrow Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 "Some cheeses, of course, are deliberately infected with fungi. Penicillium roqueforti gives blue cheeses such as stilton and roquefort their flavour." Does that mean that if you are allergic to penicillin you should not eat blue cheeses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 "Some cheeses, of course, are deliberately infected with fungi. Penicillium roqueforti gives blue cheeses such as stilton and roquefort their flavour." Does that mean that if you are allergic to penicillin you should not eat blue cheeses? What a good question! I'd like to know the answer to that, as well. (Not that I'm going to eat blue cheese, because, well, it tastes of mold! Never has been a favorite here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If there is a small amount of mold on bread I just cut it off. Cheese also. Although one time I did that with cheese and it tasted terrible. So apparently this does not work well with all cheese. I believe it was a Gouda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The fungi the medication is made from comes from mold from a canteloupe so a bit different but basically penicillum mold is the blue green mold that grows on many things/ Do not decide to use moldy food instead of antibiotics from a pharmacy since any food item that is turning moldy is likely to have more than one type of mold growing and some are deadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 No, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 No, thank you. Aw - you cut off the mould first.... L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Aw - you cut off the mould first.... L I've always been tempted to try the mold. I wonder what it tastes like. :lol: (I never said I was normal.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Glad to know that my instinctive rejection of the slimy vegetables was right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 And geesh there are even two ways to spell mold (mould)? Never knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I've always been tempted to try the mold. I wonder what it tastes like. :lol: (I never said I was normal.) It tastes pretty gross actually, like eating particularly unpleasant chalk. I've accidentally picked up a piece of cheese and eaten it without noticing there was mold on the bottom which should have been cut off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 And geesh there are even two ways to spell mold (mould)? Never knew that. Yep, it's the us/uk o/ou thing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 It tastes pretty gross actually, like eating particularly unpleasant chalk. I've accidentally picked up a piece of cheese and eaten it without noticing there was mold on the bottom which should have been cut off. unpleasant chalk...is there pleasant chalk? LOL I did once have cheese where I cut the mold off and it didn't really work. It tasted like ...an old rank damp cellar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If it's more than one or two little spots for the bread, I won't. I have tasted mold too many times. I'm more generous with cheese, but I've still gotten burned by putting moldy mozzerella in a dish and regretting it. It looks like it all off, but the taste says otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 What a good question! I'd like to know the answer to that, as well. (Not that I'm going to eat blue cheese, because, well, it tastes of mold! Never has been a favorite here.) Not always! But if I were to send you a sample of the lovely "Beginners blue" I buy um, everyone I ever meet who claims not to like blue cheese, it would by the time it got to your house. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Since I'm allergic to mold and thus penicillin, I will pass thanks. I'm not taking any chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I grew up on moldy cheese and bread so just never think about it. It's squicks dh out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I ate enough moldy bread as a child. I'm done with that. I do toast the heck out of or make bread crumbs from slices with the slightest hint of early mold scrapped off but otherwise, I toss it. I don't eat heavily slimed veggies but I have cut off slight to moderate slime spots no problem. I am not wasting whole heads of cauliflower or broccoli due to slight mushy spots. I really dislike dairy and eat very little cheese so the cheese thing is mostly moot for me. I will eat and serve very hard cheeses that I have cut a little mold from. Any vaguely soft cheese? It gets pitched at the slightest hint of mold. I used to cook for Food Not Bombs every week with a big group when I was a teenager. I got very good at telling the usable and unusable parts of questionable food from the donations we received. I ate everything we cooked and never got sick. There are enough people starving in this world that I have extremely limited patience for the "eww, leftovers" mentality and people who pitch a whole pound of strawberries because 2 of them have mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Does that mean that if you are allergic to penicillin you should not eat blue cheeses? I was just looking for some info for my youngest on how to look at mold under a microscope. There was a caution there not to look at mold if you are allergic to penicillin. I thought that was interesting. I wonder, too, if an individual would be sensitive to those particular cheeses. Off to google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I can always smell the bread going bad before the mold is actually visible. I can't stand that smell, so it goes in the trash. I've read that you can cut the mold off of hard cheeses, but not soft. I've read the same thing about fruits and vegetables. I've only done it with cheddar cheese. It tasted fine. I toss slimy fruits, severely bruised/rotting fruit, and slimy vegetables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I was just looking for some info for my youngest on how to look at mold under a microscope. There was a caution there not to look at mold if you are allergic to penicillin. I thought that was interesting. I wonder, too, if an individual would be sensitive to those particular cheeses. Off to google. My husband is allergic to penicillin. He has reacted to mold in lab settings. He also had a massive reaction when he first started working in a pharmacy. They mix a lot of penicillin into liquid formulations for kids. He realized he had to basically deck himself out in some of the same stuff they wear when mixing chemo meds when it was his turn to mix up penicillin to not be constantly suffering. Over time though he seems to have developed a tolerance for it and can mix it just fine now with no protective gear. Allergies are so interesting. scary but interesting how they can change over time. He's not going to be swallowing any penicillin anytime soon though to see if he's not allergic anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 "Some cheeses, of course, are deliberately infected with fungi. Penicillium roqueforti gives blue cheeses such as stilton and roquefort their flavour." Does that mean that if you are allergic to penicillin you should not eat blue cheeses? Yes. I've ended up in the ER because of not being told something had blue-veined cheese in it. I'm pretty severely allergic to penicillin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 No, thank you. :iagree: When I see even the slightest bit of mold on food, that food goes straight into the trash. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 mouldy food = chook food the roots part of mould can actually be a lot longer than you think, and are not so visible so cutting off the mouldy bits is not such a good idea. Plus not all mould is beneficial some is very bad for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 After going through the ILs refrigerator of moldy food - no, thank you. I'm not eating moldy food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I have always cut away the moldy part of hard cheeses and certain vegetables. Bread gets tossed because I can taste mold before I can see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 As an aside, I was very interested to read lately that moldy bread was traditionally used in a number of cultures as a treatment for infections - esp. wounds. So don't eat your moldy bread, use it as a band-aid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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