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My mother locked our fridge. It was a simple hook-and-eye latch meant to keep out my brother but could be popped open easily by a strategically placed broomstick\u2014or by an enterprising older sister.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m that older sister.<\/p>\n

My brother Andrew is allergic to dairy proteins, a tough sentence for a guy whose favorite food is cheese. (He recently told me if he were on death row, he\u2019d request lobster ravioli and a log of provolone for his last meal.)<\/p>\n

As a ruddy-faced toddler, Andrew could frequently be found elbow-deep in the cheese drawer, stuffing grated mozzarella, Mexican-blend shreds, waxy Kraft singles—whatever suburban supermarket variety was on sale that week—into his mouth by the handful. Once, it was a full stick of butter. The fridge bolt came soon after.<\/p>\n

Andrew was diagnosed with the allergy, which causes painful and unpleasant side effects, as a baby. (Contrary to what many people assume, a dairy protein allergy is not the same as lactose intolerance. Trust me: It\u2019s worse.) The doctors thought he\u2019d grow out of it like my mother had years ago, so by the time he was 4, Mom started to reintroduce dairy into his diet. This had disastrous results for his little body and his taste buds. Now he knew what he was missing.<\/p>\n

Throughout my adolescence, Mom orchestrated a careful waltz of misdirection. Her stuffed shells contained tofu disguised as ricotta. Her scrambled eggs were made with water (and so were her mashed potatoes). She became a dinnertime magician skilled at subterfuge. But outside our house it was a different story.<\/p>\n

At elementary school the incentive to participate in a summer reading program was a party at Pizza Hut—all that hot, gooey cheese the reward for reading 10 books. And there was Andrew, crestfallen at the end of the table, forced to peel off the best part. It was around that time that I developed a habit of eating only pizza interiors, leaving him the crusts. If you saw his sad little 10-year-old face as he told yet another waiter, \u201cNo cheese,\u201d you\u2019d do the same thing.<\/p>\n

When I arrived at college, I experienced a sort of dairy awakening. I sampled stinky Gorgonzola and crumbly che\u0300vre, developed a fondness for buffalo\u2019s milk mozzarella, and added a slice of Swiss to just about every sandwich I ate during those four years.<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t until a trip to Paris that I really got a taste for what was out there. After hours of sightseeing, I turned down a side street by the Muse\u0301e d\u2019Orsay to find a tiny fromagerie aglow in the cool Parisian dusk. I peered through the window, mouth agape at the options. There must have been hundreds of different cheeses in there! I didn\u2019t even know that many varieties existed.<\/p>\n

Inside, I perused the cases, slowly devouring the Comte\u0301<\/a>, Fourme d\u2019Ambert, Neufcha\u0302tel<\/a>, and more—by sight alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoulez-vous gouter<\/i>?\u201d the shopkeeper asked, a wedge of Brie<\/a> in his outstretched hand. That first encounter was revelatory: one buttery, gooey bite forever shattered the narrow view I\u2019d had of cheese until that moment. There was no mistaking the Brie\u2019s origins—it was Dairy with a capital D, the very thing I\u2019d grown up vilifying. There was no turning back.<\/p>\n

Recently, I was home visiting my family, and Mom put out a plate of cheese and crackers, the thick square covered in fruit preserves. I dug in, took a bite, and grimaced. It was cream cheese masquerading as my beloved Brie.<\/p>\n

\u201cUgh. Gross, Mom,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuite the cheese snob now, I see,\u201d she teased, with a chuckle. Guilty as charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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