Posted on 10/09/2023 8:21:47 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL MOLDY CHEESE DAY
National Moldy Cheese Day is a unique holiday that is observed each year on October 9.
#MoldyCheeseDay
A cheesemonger is a person who specializes in cheeses, butter, and other dairy products. They may take umbrage at the ordinary person's offense of moldy cheese. Well, depending on the type of mold, of course. Some cheese molds, red or brown-tinged molds, for example, are offensive. Toss those bacteria-contaminated moldy cheeses in the garbage quickly and move along to the grey, blue, or green colored moldy cheeses in the fridge instead.
Like a sommelier pairs the best wines with meals, a cheesemonger provides expert advice on artisan cheeses for recipes, banquets, and sources for restaurants.
Cheeses such as Maytag blue, Roquefort, bleu, camembert, gorgonzola, and Stilton are a few of the moldy reasons cheese lovers celebrate on this day.
Moldy cheese gets such colorful phrases. For example, the fuzzy mold on a wheel of fresh brie is called cats fur. These bloomy rind cheeses take some careful maintenance. However, the results are satisfying. Isn't the best food is a bit of a science experiment, anyway?
Gorgonzola cheese is made with three different kinds of mold spores. It's like a milder blue cheese, but gorgonzola is creamier and earthier. Toss it with pasta and mushrooms for an outstanding meal. Also, it compliments any cheese plate. Add apples and tart, dried cranberries.
HOW TO OBSERVE MOLDY CHEESE DAY
Stop by a local deli or chat with your favorite cheesemonger about a uniquely moldy cheese. Other ways to celebrate the day include:
Invite friends for a tasting
Clean out your fridge. You might find some moldy cheese.
Try a moldy cheese you've never tried before. Is Stilton something new to you? Try it!
Share your recipes using moldy cheeses.
#MoldyCheeseDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL MOLDY CHEESE DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this funky food day.
Mouldy oldie ping!................
I just cut off the visibly moldy parts and eat it. My wife thinks this is crazy and throws it away.
My wife does too....................
Sorry we’re all out.
For the record though, if my cheese looks like the top picture, I’m chucking it in the trash. Mold on the edge or corners, I’ll cut it off and eat it.
If you’ve ever eaten Blue Cheese salad dressing, you’ve eaten that moldy cheese................
I cut off the moldy part, too. Many cheeses are very dense so I don’t worry about it.
Bread, on the other hand, is a different story. I’ve seen that stuff under a microscope before. If you find mold on bread, toss it. Unless you’re starving and it’s your only food source, toss it.
I hate bleu cheese dressing, Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and stinky cheeses. They really do make me nauseous.
“I hate bleu cheese dressing, Roquefort, “
Correct. Gag worthy.
The bad thing about stinky cheeses is you never can tell when it actually goes bad......................
Well, I’m not celebrating something that’s only an “ational event”. Cheers! LOL
Lost my ‘N’ in the translation......................🤦♂️
I honestly feel sorry for people who do not like blue cheese
There is no blue food!
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ational means a person who is a citizen of a Member State and includes a person whose connection with such a state entitles him or her to be regarded as belonging to, or being a native or resident of the State for the purposes of the laws relating to immigration in force.
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That looks like something I would find in the refridgerator and toss in the trash!
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