Why do a lot of cheeses look like they have mold on them?

Question

Just wondering.

Answer 1

Maybe cause alot of cheeses are pretty much decaying chunks of milk!?

Most cheeses are supposedly better "aged" so they get all moldy & smelly! This one type of I think Russian cheese is "aged" SOOO much to the point where larvae & maggots form inside & then you eat it with the bugs!

Answer 2

???

maybe it is just oil (fat) and whey as they age..

Answer 3

Cause the molds look alike

Answer 4

They all have mold in them that's how a good cheese is made the only ones that don't have mold are the really cheap processed ones.  

Answer 5

because they do. some mold are actually good to eat.  

Answer 6

cheese is mold. its made of curdled milk. some cheese has more visible mold, like that cheese (bleu? blue? whatever) that has blue streaks of mold in it. yum.

Answer 7

I think some do.  Makes the cheese taste better in some cases.  Some mold is good for ya.  Just don't eat too much.