# Why do some foods squeak when I chew them?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900 "2017-08-06T09:29:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nippless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/1 "2017-08-06T09:29:52Z")

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Mushrooms, grapes, some kinds of peanuts and crunchy peanut butter are a few. What is it that’s squeaking?

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**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/2 "2017-08-06T09:40:40Z")

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Friction, I suppose. Of the tire-against-road variety, though on a smaller scale of course.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/3 "2017-08-06T11:18:18Z")

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They’re secretly made of mice?

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/4 "2017-08-06T13:06:26Z")

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> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> They’re secretly made of mice?

😃

Thanks for that Sunday funny.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/5 "2017-08-06T14:10:37Z")

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Their souls are escaping.

You’re squeezing out air pockets.

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**Author:** ![igor\_frankensteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/839c29/32.png) [@igor\_frankensteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igor_frankensteen)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/6 "2017-08-06T16:15:43Z")

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Yeah, same reason anything under grinding stress squeaks: lack of proper lubrication at the point of the sheer.

And no, I’m not JUST kidding with that. It’s the real answer.

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**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-squeak-when-i-chew-them/792900/7 "2017-08-06T16:57:37Z")

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Halloumi is notable for making one’s teeth squeak.