# Apparently cheese gets you mildly high? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 28, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291 "2023-12-28T21:44:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/21 "2023-12-30T01:23:16Z")
Cedar Valley cheese factory near me ships during the winter months. [https://cedarvalleycheesestore.com/online-cheese-store/monterey-jack/](https://cedarvalleycheesestore.com/online-cheese-store/monterey-jack/) They offer 14 variations on jack cheese there. Here’s a pic of one of them. [![](https://i.postimg.cc/kGpGDXFB/Ghost-17425.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/kGpGDXFB/Ghost-17425.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/22 "2023-12-30T02:10:51Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SlSZWGOrP4Q/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons - 64 Slices Of American Cheese") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlSZWGOrP4Q) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/23 "2023-12-30T04:57:43Z")
Years ago my sister and I were going through a picky stage, and dad told us to try new foods. So we tried his queso blanco. We loved it so much we ate it all up. He vowed never to introduce us to new food again. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/24 "2023-12-30T05:23:51Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > the capsaicin found in hot peppers and the spicy foods that contain them have been shown to pretty universally trigger the release of endorphins and dopamine that create feel-good sensations. Though a much easier solution might be to live in a state or country that has legalized cannabis Um … cue the Bat Signal … just let the bulb warm up a bit … > [@silenus](#): > > So, what I’m gathering is that I need to find a local cheese-maker who can whip up some Ghost Pepper/Skywalker OG jack cheese for my Monte Christo sandwiches. Paging my favorite cheesemaker … @JaneDoe42 is this doable? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/25 "2023-12-30T15:34:27Z")
Oh-oh, catch that buzz Cheese is the drug I’m thinking of Oh-oh, can’t you see? Cheese is the drug for me ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/26 "2023-12-30T15:52:52Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Years ago my sister and I were going through a picky stage, and dad told us to try new foods. So we tried his queso blanco. We loved it so much we ate it all up. He vowed never to introduce us to new food again. Ha! That reminds me of a bit of family lore: when I was a kid our grandparents lived part of the year in our house (big old Victorian), between summers in New Hampshire and winters in Florida. They took their meals with us – mom, dad, four kids. One day Mom made porcupines (meatballs with rice in tomato sauce) as the protein dish for supper. Grampa took one suspicious look and wouldn’t have any. The rest of us tucked in. Finally he took a taste from Grandma’s plate, liked it, and decided he wanted some after all – but too late! We’d eaten them all up. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/27 "2023-12-30T16:01:51Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Ghost Pepper/Skywalker OG jack cheese That is so crazy, it just might work. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/28 "2023-12-30T18:00:32Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I’ve tried ‘doing’ cheddar cheese before bed hoping it might intensify dreaming. … A nicotine patch will do that. It’s kind of amazing. They should market the patches for that purpose, imo. (Not before bed, though. Wear the patch as you sleep.) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/29 "2023-12-30T18:12:30Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Though in reality, it seems that for _most_ individuals, casomorphins are broken down into smaller, non-pharmacologically active peptides in the gut and are then absorbed as nutrients and fail to supply and ‘opioid high’. So what you’re saying is that, to achieve the full pharmacological effect, the cheese needs to be injected directly into a vein 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/30 "2023-12-30T18:16:06Z")
That would have to be _very_ runny brie. (Cue John Cleese.) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/31 "2023-12-30T18:36:37Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That would have to be _very_ runny brie. > > (Cue John Cleese.) - Oh, the cat’s mainlined it! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/32 "2023-12-30T19:34:15Z")
(From the Dilbert bad advice column:) “And those are just some of the benefits of an all-cheese diet.” (Doesn’t anything that gives you pleasure make you “mildly high”?) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/33 "2023-12-31T00:42:45Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > A nicotine patch will do that. It’s kind of amazing. They should market the patches for that purpose, imo. > (Not before bed, though. Wear the patch as you sleep.) Jesus titty-fucking Christ, yes. The dreams I have when I have forgotten to take off a nicotine patch before sleep make Jordorowsky films seem like industrial training films. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/34 "2023-12-31T02:13:01Z")
That taught him. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/35 "2024-01-02T13:45:25Z")
For New Year’s Eve I picked up some special cheese, including an Irish cheddar suffused with whiskey. If any cheese was going to give me a buzz, I would have thought this one would. It didn’t. Neither did the Irish Porter-suffused cheddar I tried earlier. ---
**Author:** ![ColdBrew50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@ColdBrew50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdBrew50)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/36 "2024-01-04T08:45:22Z")
Well, I find blues to give a bit of a “buzz,” although I suspect it is due to the sharper awakening of the senses. Roquefort, Bleu d’Auvergne, Gorgonzola piccante, some domestic blues as well are okay. Also, some people don’t seem to care much for these stronger blues, so more for me. Perhaps I’m like a junkie in search of the stronger high. Never casu martzu, though. Not that hardcore! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/37 "2024-01-04T08:53:30Z")
Y’all are a bunch of ched-heads. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/38 "2024-01-04T12:56:49Z")
I know cheese is addictive. I can’t leave sharp cheddar alone. Crackers and cheese is my weakness. Grilled cheese slices too. I rarely buy it anymore. A block of Kraft will be gone in a few days. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/39 "2024-01-04T15:48:10Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Y’all are a bunch of ched-heads. You bet! And here’s our anthem. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GowZKAKooMU/maxresdefault.jpg "Cheddar Cheese Jerusalem. (lyrics by Dr. Busker)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GowZKAKooMU) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291/40 "2024-01-04T15:54:45Z")
Maybe, or for something closer to home: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YLh92gfo3_c/hqdefault.jpg "Cheese Days in Monroe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLh92gfo3_c) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-cheese-gets-you-mildly-high/995291.md?page=3)