Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post
It's just been a thing in the comic, like V being a vegetarian. Goblins like gouda.
Think the first mention of it is from Battle of Azure City, when Elan suggests disguising themselves as cheese merchants (because everyone knows hobgoblin can't resist a fine gouda). Since then it snowballed. I don't think it's a reference to any other d&d campaign setting.