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Why is blue cheese made with mold?

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It is not made with "moldy cheese" it is made with a type of blue mold added to it during its manufacturing but, this mold is not harmful to humans. Blue cheese is part of the blue veined cheese group.

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the mold is a different kind of mold that humans are not immune to. the mold that develops on cheddar cheese is harmful.

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Because the blue part of blue chesse is what adds the flavor to the cheese.

We all know older cheese is better so older,moldiery cheese has more flavor wqhich makes iot better

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