Cheese Quality Debate

Users debate the authenticity and quality of cheese, contrasting real artisanal varieties like cheddar and Gruyère against processed or misidentified alternatives, often in the context of detection errors or preferences.

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Sample Comments

damnfine Aug 28, 2017 View on HN

Sorry, but as a human who eats real cheese, its not very good.

CPLX Apr 29, 2022 View on HN

What about cheese? It seems popular.

Sounds like someone hasn't had real cheddar.

soapdog Jan 16, 2022 View on HN

Detected all my cheddars as Gruyère…

eru Aug 10, 2010 View on HN

Interesting. Cheese is better than beef.

Griffinsauce May 18, 2019 View on HN

The "cheese" part is also questionable...

gaius Nov 2, 2009 View on HN

Tell us more about cheese-making!

jfk13 Apr 29, 2021 View on HN

I can't help suspecting this says something about the quality of cheese your local place uses.

vel0city Oct 17, 2025 View on HN

What makes it not "real cheese"?

vectorEQ Feb 18, 2019 View on HN

that doesn't look like cheese at all :S