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It seems important to be cheese literate. Here is a list of cheeses that I know about: havarti, cheddar, mild cheddar, sharp cheddar, marscarpone, mozzarella, feta, brie, bleu, chevre, parmesian, reggiano, swiss, christmas appetizer cheese ball cheese, provolone, cheeze whiz, velveeta. That’s all. Why is cheese literacy important? Why isn’t bread literacy or fish literacy more important? Are there foods to know about? Like, is knowing your steak cuts more important than knowing your cheeses? And is knowing your cheeses more important than knowing your wines? And what does it mean to know a good green bean casserole from a bad one? Food literacy. It’s more uppity than car literacy. If someone told me about all the different varieties of bleu cheeses, I would think that person what more classy than someone who knew all the models of BMWs. I might think both of them were assholes unless these people were chefs or car salespeople. Literacy. It’s important to have literacies. To be literate in important Things. I aspire to lots of literacies. 

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