It’s hard to imagine, but there are people who don’t like cheese. If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being in a relationship with someone with this condition, it can be a shock. How do you deal with someone who doesn’t like cheese? Are there ways to sabotage a cheese hater? And… is the view hopeless?
Processing
First of all, we’re sorry to hear that you have someone close to you who doesn’t like cheese. These people are difficult to understand and you often have to take them into account. An ordinary sandwich is no longer an ordinary sandwich, a simple dish like a quiche becomes quite a challenge and a cheese board with red wine – forget it. Not to mention the lack of fun when you have to eat a cheese board alone. A partner who doesn’t like cheese is harder than you think.
Gateway to cheese
Yet there are ways to get the cheese-refusing partner to get the yellow good. Starting with cheese spread. If the cheese hater says he regrets not liking cheese, then cheese spread is the ideal gateway to the real thing. The structure is different and the taste of cheese spread is usually a lot softer than regular cheese. Push the cheese limit a little each time. From cheese spread to young cheese, from young cheese to young matured cheese and so on. You can also start with Turkish yogurt, which is a bit more acidic than Greek yogurt and is therefore a bit more like cheese. Cheese chips like Hamkas or Cheetos can also work.
Cheese introduction
You can also get to know cheese in a cheese hater-friendly way through pizza or other hot dishes. The taste of melted cheese may be more tolerable than the taste of hard cheese. Does the cheese hater indicate that it is mental? That he or she doesn’t like the idea of cheese? Plan a trip to a cheese farm to see how cheese is made and perhaps his or her perception will be changed.
Surrogate cheese
If there really isn’t a start and your partner is reluctant to participate in the cheese step program, then you will have to make the best of it. It is normal that this new situation is accompanied by grief: ordering a cheese board together after dinner is no longer an option. Therefore, make sure you always have cheese substitutes at home. Think of: pickles, Amsterdam onions, a tasty sausage or baguette with spreads. The feeling of conviviality will never be entirely equal without cheese, but this comes closest.
