Having great knowledge about different cheeses and having Exquisite and rare cheeses in your house shows wealth and knowledge which are two very attractive qualities of the upper class in European Society. it shows that you have money to spend on luxuries such as cheese which are paired with a basic necessity of bread. the poor eat bread with nothing on it but they’re rich eat bread with exquisite and expensive cheeses. I personally love cheese but those with lactose intolerance would have issue with this tradition.