Normally, when you find a food item in your fridge that has some mold-induced discoloration, you throw it out. So why is blue cheese safe to consume?

To toss that block of cheddar or not? That is the question. Food & Wine / Getty Images You know what will stop you in your tracks when scrolling through Instagram? A block of moldy cheese. It’s ...

The mold in blue cheese is safe to eat. It comes from the same spores that Penicillin is made from. ... Unlike other molds, Penicillium roqueforti (and, just as commonly used, ...

However, mold is an important ingredient for what are known as blue cheeses, like gorgonzola. Otherwise, you should throw away moldy soft cheese, such as goat cheese, ricotta, or crumbled feta. While ...

We consulted experts to find out if you can cut mold off cheese, and how to do it. Food safety professors say you can only cut mold off of hard cheeses, and you need to make sure you're cutting at ...

In 1897, biochemists isolated Penicillium camemberti, a species of white mold that makes brie and Camembert into the cheeses they are.. The fungi alters the originally orange, gray and green ...

00:58 - How Brie is Made 04:13 - The History of Penicillium Camemberti 05:46 - Why Penicillium Camembert could go extinct 08:00 - Camembert in France 10:14 - The Hunt for New Molds 13:20 - A Solution?

Given all the precautions usually taken to avoid ingesting mold, it may sound odd to encourage consumption of moldy cheese. However, mold is an important ingredient for what are known as blue ...