Do you know what the cheese with the magots ?!
in it is called, and has any one here ever tried it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Casu Marzu
Casu Marzu is a cheese made in Sardinia, Italy!.
To make, you start with pieces of Pecorino Sardo cheese!. You set the cheese out in the open, uncovered, and allow cheese flies (scientific name "Piophila casei") to lay eggs in the cheese!.
The eggs hatch into transparent white maggots about 1/3 inch (8 mm) long!. Sometimes, instead of waiting for the flies to lay eggs, the maggots are introduced into the cheese at the maggot stage to speed the process along!.
A piece of the Pecorino can be populated by thousands of maggots!. As the maggots feed on the cheese, they cause the cheese to ferment and the fats in it to decompose!. The cheese becomes very soft, with liquid weeping out of it!. The drops of liquid are called "lagrima", meaning "tears!."
The finished cheese has a very strong, pungent burning taste!. It is generally served with the Sardinian bread called "pane carasau" and red wine!.
Some people wear eye protection when eating the cheese, because the maggots can jump up to 6 inches (15 cm!.) Some remove the maggots before eating the cheese, most people do not!. They just focus on eating the cheese!.
The maggots can be forced out by sealing the cheese in a bag, suffocating them!. You'll hear the worms hitting the side of the bag as they jump out of the cheese, looking for air!.
Casu Marzu is seen as a manly thing to eat!. Most women tend to avoid it!.
People consuming it reputedly run the risk of the larvae, which can remain unaffected by stomach acids, taking up residency in the intestines and boring through their flesh!. It cannot legally be sold in Italy, but it is sold on the black market in Sardinia!. At markets in Sardinia, it is often kept under the table for trusted customers!.
It is served at special occasions such as weddings, birthdays and bachelor parties!. The ban on Casu Marzu has just given the eating experience an extra edge!. --http://www!.practicallyedible!.com/edible!.!.!.!.
Im a Caterer and one thing in College we had to do is try the most strange outrageous things our Professor could find and somehow he got a hold of Casu Marzu I tell ya I see why the women stay away from it, While it had a interesting texture/flavor its not a cheese I would want to sample again in my lifetime!. But the guys in class loved
it"shudder"!. For me it tasted like I had taken a sip of very bitter strongly pungent vinegar with garlic juice which burned so bad you could drink enough wine or water to get rid of the taste for a while!. And all I had was a piece no bigger then a quarter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Casu Marzu is a cheese made in Sardinia, Italy!.
To make, you start with pieces of Pecorino Sardo cheese!. You set the cheese out in the open, uncovered, and allow cheese flies (scientific name "Piophila casei") to lay eggs in the cheese!.
The eggs hatch into transparent white maggots about 1/3 inch (8 mm) long!. Sometimes, instead of waiting for the flies to lay eggs, the maggots are introduced into the cheese at the maggot stage to speed the process along!.
A piece of the Pecorino can be populated by thousands of maggots!. As the maggots feed on the cheese, they cause the cheese to ferment and the fats in it to decompose!. The cheese becomes very soft, with liquid weeping out of it!. The drops of liquid are called "lagrima", meaning "tears!."
The finished cheese has a very strong, pungent burning taste!. It is generally served with the Sardinian bread called "pane carasau" and red wine!.
Some people wear eye protection when eating the cheese, because the maggots can jump up to 6 inches (15 cm!.) Some remove the maggots before eating the cheese, most people do not!. They just focus on eating the cheese!.
The maggots can be forced out by sealing the cheese in a bag, suffocating them!. You'll hear the worms hitting the side of the bag as they jump out of the cheese, looking for air!.
Casu Marzu is seen as a manly thing to eat!. Most women tend to avoid it!.
People consuming it reputedly run the risk of the larvae, which can remain unaffected by stomach acids, taking up residency in the intestines and boring through their flesh!. It cannot legally be sold in Italy, but it is sold on the black market in Sardinia!. At markets in Sardinia, it is often kept under the table for trusted customers!.
It is served at special occasions such as weddings, birthdays and bachelor parties!. The ban on Casu Marzu has just given the eating experience an extra edge!. --http://www!.practicallyedible!.com/edible!.!.!.!.
Im a Caterer and one thing in College we had to do is try the most strange outrageous things our Professor could find and somehow he got a hold of Casu Marzu I tell ya I see why the women stay away from it, While it had a interesting texture/flavor its not a cheese I would want to sample again in my lifetime!. But the guys in class loved
it"shudder"!. For me it tasted like I had taken a sip of very bitter strongly pungent vinegar with garlic juice which burned so bad you could drink enough wine or water to get rid of the taste for a while!. And all I had was a piece no bigger then a quarter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Casu marzu
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Casu marzu
Country of origin Italy
Region, town Sardinia
Source of milk Sheep
Pasteurised No
Texture Soft
Aging time 3 Months
Certification none
Casu marzu (also called casu modde, casu cundhídu, or in Italian formaggio marcio) is a traditional sheep milk cheese, notable for being riddled with live insect larvae!. Although outlawed there for health reasons, it is found mainly in Sardinia, Italy on the black market!. Casu marzu literally means "rotten cheese" in Sardinian and is known colloquially as maggot cheese!.
Derived from Pecorino, Casu marzu goes beyond typical fermentation to a stage most would consider decomposition, brought about by the digestive action of the larvae of the cheese fly Piophila casei!. These larvae are deliberately introduced to the cheese, promoting an advanced level of fermentation and breaking down of the cheese's fats!. The texture of the cheese becomes very soft, with some liquid (called lagrima, from the Sardinian for "tears") seeping out!. The larvae themselves appear as translucent white worms, about 8 millimetres (0!.3 in) long!. When disturbed, the larvae can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in)!. Some people clear the larvae from the cheese before consuming; others do not!.
The Washington Post included a Wall Street Journal article[1] on casu marzu as one the "weirdest news" stories of 2000!.[2]Www@FoodAQ@Com
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Casu marzu
Country of origin Italy
Region, town Sardinia
Source of milk Sheep
Pasteurised No
Texture Soft
Aging time 3 Months
Certification none
Casu marzu (also called casu modde, casu cundhídu, or in Italian formaggio marcio) is a traditional sheep milk cheese, notable for being riddled with live insect larvae!. Although outlawed there for health reasons, it is found mainly in Sardinia, Italy on the black market!. Casu marzu literally means "rotten cheese" in Sardinian and is known colloquially as maggot cheese!.
Derived from Pecorino, Casu marzu goes beyond typical fermentation to a stage most would consider decomposition, brought about by the digestive action of the larvae of the cheese fly Piophila casei!. These larvae are deliberately introduced to the cheese, promoting an advanced level of fermentation and breaking down of the cheese's fats!. The texture of the cheese becomes very soft, with some liquid (called lagrima, from the Sardinian for "tears") seeping out!. The larvae themselves appear as translucent white worms, about 8 millimetres (0!.3 in) long!. When disturbed, the larvae can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in)!. Some people clear the larvae from the cheese before consuming; others do not!.
The Washington Post included a Wall Street Journal article[1] on casu marzu as one the "weirdest news" stories of 2000!.[2]Www@FoodAQ@Com
that was on tv the other night on "could you eat an elephant" its absolutely mank and i had to turn my tv over!. its vile, wrong, evil, makes my skin crawl!. eugh!!!!!!! no i dont no wot its called, and like F*#% have a tried it!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.EEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!.!.!. please dont tell me ur considerin tryin this, it should b banned!. do u no i havnt eaten cheese since i saw this on tv!. i used 2 like cheese!. no more!.!.!.NO MORE I TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PURE YUCK!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
sounds utterly revolting, why would anyone wana eat this!? eww!.!.never heard of it til now an kinda wish i never did!. doesnt sound very appetizing!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com