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Intro

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• do without
• factor
• mold
• delicacy

• variety
• dairy
• lactose intolerant
• resist

• elimination diet
• sneak

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Most of the time, when food is moldy, we throw it away. Green spots or white fuzz are a sure sign that we shouldn’t eat that food anymore. However, one kind of mold is very popular and delicious: cheese!

Since there is such a wide variety of cheeses available, it’s common for people to enjoy eating at least one type. Like milk and yogurt, cheese is a type of dairy food. It can be healthy, but it can also cause problems for people who are lactose intolerant. They might not be able to resist the yummy cheese plate at a party, but if they eat too much, they’ll end up with a stomachache, or worse, later.

Marni and Lily both love cheese, but one of them might need to stop eating it. Why? Read on to discover the reason in today’s English lesson about fine food.

Dialog

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Lily

Marni

Lily:  What’s wrong, Marni?

Marni:  I think I’m lactose intolerant. I just ate an entire plate of cheese, and I don’t feel well.

Lily:  Oh, that’s so sad. I love cheese.

Marni:  So do I. But I just think that I need to stop eating it.

Lily:  Well, what kind of cheese did you eat? Because maybe it has something to do with the kind of milk it was or something?

Marni:  It was a real variety of different cheeses. I had some hard cheeses, and then I had some soft cheeses, some were sheep’s milk, goat… I think it’s the dairy, though.

Lily:  It is so classy and so delicious. I cannot resist a cheese plate. Whenever there is one there, I have to go and sneak a piece of Brie off of it. I don’t think I could do without cheese.

Marni:  So, here’s the thing about cheese, though. I love it. It’s so delicious. It’s starting to not make me feel well, so then I think about the mold factor, right? The way cheese is made. Is that kind of gross?

Lily:  I don’t think about it. I don’t think about it at all.

Marni:  It’s so hard to resist such a delicacy.

Lily:  Uh-huh.

Marni:  I just have to do without it, though, from now on.

Lily:  Let’s look and see if we can find some that you can eat.

Marni:  OK. That’s good. We’ll do a little elimination diet, or just a little sampling here and there and see what works.

Lily:  Perfect.

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