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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm addressing the final statement that "[Whale Milk] is basically cheese."

Apologies, that comment was made as I was falling asleep and this one is being made during a period of half-wakedulness that I hope to prove temporary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Do... do you think all cheese has the same consistency of cheddar? Cottage cheese exists, as do many other soft cheeses. Also, he mentioned fat consistency. Fat under cooler temps gets harder, so in your fridge it probably would be more hard, closer to maybe cream cheese or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Alright, I'm awake now and can more thoroughly explain what I meant.

The original post had a sentence that suggested there was no point in making whale cheese, because the consistency is very similar. However, there are many kinds of cheese that are dissimilar in texture and consistency, mainly hard cheeses like cheddar, largely regarded as the most popular cheese in the world. Thus, even if you ignore the other factors, there would be a vast difference between some kinds of cheeses one may emulate with whale's milk and the milk itself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And our point is most popular does not mean only. Do you throw out all other cheese because it isn't cheddar? I mean, you may, and that's your choice, but I have at least 4-5 different cheeses in my fridge, and not all of them are hard. Throwing it out because it's not exactly the same as another well known type doesn't make it not cheese.

A better argument would be it doesn't fit the definition of cheese because it isn't curdled. It might have a consistency similar to curdled milk, but if it hasn't actually gone through the process iirc it doesn't follow the definition.

Though I guess at this point we're just getting pedantic, and no one really wants to read that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

most popular does not mean only

Please re-read my comment.