A Periodic Map of Cheese • Hacker News Board

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by globular-toast » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC

Nice. At first I thought there must have a dimension missing as it put things like brie and ricotta together. But then I noticed you can choose different dimensions, and there's more than just one more dimension!

I like cheese but I am concerned about the ethics of it so I eat far less than I could. If you make cheese it's quite shocking how much milk you need to make a single portion of it. I make paneer sometimes and use the whey to make chapati. I wish I could be sure the milk I consume doesn't harm the cows. I also know they take the calves away and kill them too.

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by globular-toast » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

goosejuice wrote: post #5

Curiously missing human milk source. Not that I advise it. Big fan of the thistle + sheep cheeses. Queso de la Serena and Azeitao are fantastic and very interesting. Quadrello makes a great grilled cheese.

It's missing loads of other mammals too, like seals and whales which are often over 60% fat.

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by chakintosh » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

I hate how I can now tell a website is made with claude within 2s of looking at it.

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by bibstha » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

> Yak Milk Gruyère

> If a Nepali dairy cooperative partnered with an Alpine affineur, this could be extraordinary — dense, butterscotch-rich, with a savory depth that cow milk can't match.

I believe Himalayan French Cheese is doing this already. https://www.facebook.com/himalayanfrenchcheese/

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by dhosek » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC

zeristor wrote: post #2

Perhaps cheese from Mad Max: Fury Road Mother’s milk. Theoretically Lions etc, could be milked. As could some whales. This is left as an exercise for the reader.

Quotes from two bits of entertainment come to mind:

Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch:

C: Paper Cramer,

O: no

C: Danish Bimbo,

O: no

C: Czech sheep’s milk,

O: no

C: Venezuelan Beaver Cheese?

O: Not today, sir, no.

And Meet the Parents:

Greg Focker: You can milk just about anything with nipples.

Jack Byrnes: I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by dhosek » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC

goosejuice wrote: post #6

zeristor wrote: post #2

Perhaps cheese from Mad Max: Fury Road Mother’s milk. Theoretically Lions etc, could be milked. As could some whales. This is left as an exercise for the reader.

When I was behind the cheese case quite awhile ago, we had a customer who misunderstood Wales as Whales. A good laugh was had. "How do they milk the whales!?"

SCUBA gear, obviously.

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by dust42 » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

chakintosh wrote: post #13

I hate how I can now tell a website is made with claude within 2s of looking at it.

That website is so low effort that 2s is actually long to figure it out. Very sure that it is robot upvoted.

Edit: I live in the cheese triangle, France - Switzerland - Italy.

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by densekernel » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

I was so hoping for a period table with elements like Ch, Br, Pa

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by Galanwe » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC

I am shocked that soft and fresh cheese are conflated in the same category. Both the texture and process are different. Brie is nothing like Ricotta.

Re: A Periodic Map of Cheese

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Post by fcpk » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC

goosejuice wrote: post #5

Curiously missing human milk source. Not that I advise it. Big fan of the thistle + sheep cheeses. Queso de la Serena and Azeitao are fantastic and very interesting. Quadrello makes a great grilled cheese.

human milk is pretty delicious?