Would you assume a restaurant pizza's "house cheese blend" contains some parmesan cheese?

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Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

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It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

Mimolette is often described as mild. Did you need links?

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Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

+1

It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

Mimolette is often described as mild. Did you need links?

Sure, why don’t you ask a cheese maker about the characteristics of hard cheeses and I’m sure they will agree with you that they are known to be mild. Or not. Personally, I don’t find mimolette mild - I find it rich and fruity, but if you say it’s mild to you, I’m sure it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

+1

It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

Mimolette is often described as mild. Did you need links?

Sure, why don’t you ask a cheese maker about the characteristics of hard cheeses and I’m sure they will agree with you that they are known to be mild. Or not. Personally, I don’t find mimolette mild - I find it rich and fruity, but if you say it’s mild to you, I’m sure it is.

No, I'm saying that there are many easily accessed websites, both professional and more informal, that describe it as mild. That's a simple Google search away. It's not the focus of this thread -- other than that OP (and other PP/PPs?) seem to believe that there is some sort of scientific basis to the personal preference against Parmesan. I hesitate to derail further, but if you were to request it, I would.

But feel free to drop it.

[Anonymous]

PS: And I still am unclear on why this is being posted about in a surprised tone a year after this was brought up in the first thread (2022), but I suppose some find the world eternally surprising.

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Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

+1

It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

I don't understand why so many restaurants force hard cheeses onto pizza. It usually doesn't make them more complex or satisfying, it makes them stink and taste super salty.

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Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

+1

It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

I don't understand why so many restaurants force hard cheeses onto pizza. It usually doesn't make them more complex or satisfying, it makes them stink and taste super salty.

Op, you will not make hard cheeses fail. Sorry. As many time as you post this topic on DCUM. The cheese industry will win.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

+1

It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

I don't understand why so many restaurants force hard cheeses onto pizza. It usually doesn't make them more complex or satisfying, it makes them stink and taste super salty.

I thought it was to help the stringiness of mozzarella.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parmesan cheese contains butyric acid, which is found in rancid butter… and vomit. One of my kids can immediately identify cheap/bad parmesan and will only eat freshly grated. A guest once left a container of Kraft Parmesan in our fridge and he noticed the odor before opening the fridge. Other kid doesn’t care or notice. Supposedly people cannot distinguish vomit and Parmesan in a blind smell test.

Yeah idk why everyone is gaslighting like parm (and other Italian cheeses) don’t have a funkier smells and tastes than simple shredded mozzarella. Parm especially has a very pronounced stinky smell.

Parmesan is considered a mild cheese.

+1

It's mild, not completely devoid of taste/smell.

Parmesan is a hard cheese. Hard cheeses are ripened longer than softer cheese, have low water content, and are crumbly in texture. The long maturation time develops strong flavors, depth of flavors and strong aromas. I can't think of a hard cheese that is considered mild. Among other things, they usually have a higher sodium content because of how concentrated they are, which instantly makes them taste less mild. I had a roommate who was a cheese buyer.

I don't understand why so many restaurants force hard cheeses onto pizza. It usually doesn't make them more complex or satisfying, it makes them stink and taste super salty.

I totally understand. I, myself, am in a culinary war against much of amexican cuisine. The cilantro! It takes like soap! You know what else tastes like soap? Soap! It's inedible. I cannot understand it.

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Anonymous wrote:Sally's is one of the best pies in the country and doesn't use a blend or add asiago or parm. Just good mozzarella.

https://sallysapizza.com/menu/

Connecticut pizza is one of the best in the country??

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Thank you, PP, I needed a good laugh.

Umm...yes? You never heard of New Haven pizza?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven–style_pizza

Sally’s is the best Connecticut pizza. That doesn’t make it one of the best pizzas in the country.

Even if true, that's like saying someone is the best hockey player in Panama. BFD

Nah, more like Finland. Connecticut’s pizza is highly ranked in the US, just not as good as New Jersey and New York. Almost all pizza almost anywhere else is dreck.

[Anonymous]

NP. Haven't read the whole thread but I have a strong aversion to parmesean cheese so I ask when ordering pizza. Every. Single. Time. I'm not judging you people who like your blended or strong or hard cheeses or what have you. To each their own.

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Anonymous wrote:You have to be the same poster as this:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/1082845.page#23417343

If so, there is a definite Life Tip needed here: If you know your children won't eat garlic or parmesan, then whenever you order Italian (including pizza), ASK first. Let's not keep reinventing the wheel with a continual shocked Pikachu face.

OP so in over a year you haven't been able to find a place that your beyond picky kids would like? Or are you just so bored you need to try to start this again.

Just order Papa John's and call it a day.

Agree. There are plenty of generic places to order from: Pizza Hut, little Cesar’s, etc. if you just want a basic pizza for picky kids.

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Anonymous wrote:You have to be the same poster as this:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/1082845.page#23417343

If so, there is a definite Life Tip needed here: If you know your children won't eat garlic or parmesan, then whenever you order Italian (including pizza), ASK first. Let's not keep reinventing the wheel with a continual shocked Pikachu face.

OP so in over a year you haven't been able to find a place that your beyond picky kids would like? Or are you just so bored you need to try to start this again.

Just order Papa John's and call it a day.

Agree. There are plenty of generic places to order from: Pizza Hut, little Cesar’s, etc. if you just want a basic pizza for picky kids.

NP. I was driving my daughter and a friend somewhere the other day and they were talking about pizza places. My daughter mentioned that I like Domino's and I laughed. I don't hate it, but YOU like Domino's kid. We order from there because you like it, not because I like it.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Haven't read the whole thread but I have a strong aversion to parmesean cheese so I ask when ordering pizza. Every. Single. Time. I'm not judging you people who like your blended or strong or hard cheeses or what have you. To each their own.

Same. But even that doesn’t work! We paid extra for mozzarella cheese on two pizzas last night and I swear to God they put both mozzarella AND their stinky house blend on the two pizzas! As soon as we closed the car door we got a sickening whiff of butyric acid. Un freaking real.