Cheese & Lava
by Waitanoob
Cheese & Lava adds new foods, blocks, recipes and a biome to NeoForge worlds, including a dish called Lava Chicken.
What it does
The mod adds six foods, among them Lava Chicken, along with cheese-themed blocks for building and decorating. Players can craft items that vanilla Minecraft does not offer, cook and eat the new dishes to restore hunger, and try new ideas in their inventory. Eleven crafting recipes and two smelting recipes cover the additions.
A separate biome called Cheesme is generated in the world, filled with unique blocks, terrain and hidden secrets to explore. Seven advancements reward completing goals tied to food, crafting and exploration. In creative mode a quirky character called Cheese Guy can be spawned to interact with the world and add flavor to builds and roleplay.
Because the environment is client and server, both the server and every player need the mod. Files exist for 1.21.4, 1.21.8, 1.21.9 and 1.21.10, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.10 as the latest NeoForge file. The code is not open source; it is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license.
Key features
Six new foods
Foods such as Lava Chicken and other cheese-inspired dishes can be cooked, eaten and used to restore hunger.
Four new blocks
Cheese-themed blocks are available for building bases, houses and whole worlds in creative ways.
Cheesme biome
A new biome holds unique blocks and terrain, with secrets for players who like exploring unusual lands.
Seven advancements
Players can finish seven advancements, each one linked to cooking, crafting or exploring, and each one carries its own challenge and reward.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival food
Players who want more variety in survival can try the new dishes, which make hunger restoration more fun.
Exploration
Explorers can search the Cheesme biome for new foods, blocks and hidden secrets.
Who it’s for: Food lovers, builders who want cheese-themed blocks, and players who enjoy advancement challenges in NeoForge worlds for 1.21.10.
How it compares
Cheese-Craft is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, and is also client and server. ProjectCheese is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.6 under All rights reserved, not open source, with the same client and server environment. The Cheese Realm covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.3 under the MIT License and is not open source, so it targets an earlier range than this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese & Lava | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-08 |
| Cheese-Craft | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-08 |
| ProjectCheese | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.6 | Client and server | 2025-08-12 |
| The Cheese Realm | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2024-11-26 |
Questions
Does Cheese & Lava need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Cheese & Lava support?
Can Cheese Guy be spawned in survival mode?
In the catalog
Cheese & Lava is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
Cheese & Lava is a Minecraft mod that adds new foods, blocks, recipes, and a unique biome called Cheesme. It’s a food-and-adventure mod that lets players explore a world full of cheesy creations and tasty surprises. 6 New Foods – including Lava Chicken and other cheese-inspired dishes. Cook, eat, and enjoy new ways…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cheese-lava
- Owner
- Waitanoob
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15