This is something I’ve wondered about for a long, long time, but nobody ever seems to get what I’m talking about when I bring it up. I think the problem is that I’ve never asked the Dopers.
I have always loved cheese, ever since I was a wee stump. However, I notice that when I eat a certain amount of cheese, something happens. I don’t have to eat a lot of it for this to happen, but it has to be more than a couple thin slices; also, it has to be cheese, not “processed cheese food”. So, if I’m happily cutting little chunks of cheese off of a block, this always, always happens.
I call it the “cheese chill”. It doesn’t effect any other part of my body except my head. I get a weird feeling of cold clamminess that kind of washes over my entire face, forehead, and behind my ears. It’s subtle, but noticeable. It’s not uncomfortable, just weird. It doesn’t stop me from eating more cheese, either.
This doesn’t happen with any other dairy product, only cheese. I know for sure it happens with cheddar, mozzarella, gouda, havarti, fontina, swiss, and provolone. I do not know for sure if it would happen with things such as feta, parmesan, or cream cheese, since I eat those in very small amounts. I also loathe cottage cheese, so again, not sure if it would happen with that. It seems to happen whenever I eat any cheese that comes in blocks, but that might be just because I eat more of it in that form. It usually happens when I’ve consumed approximately 2 ounces of it - probably shortly before that.
Now, is there anyone out there who knows what the hell I’m talking about? And what the hell is it? This has always, always happened to me, ever since I was small. Am I poisoning myself slowly with cheese? (Ah, but what a way to go!)