pinkcherrychef
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The oh so famous maggot cheese Casu marzu known through out Europe that is banned in some countries as a health risk. It's rumored to be the worlds most dangerous cheese.Others argue it's a traditional cheese that is important to Europe's food culture and is safe in a controlled sanitary environment.
I never knew there was a cheese made specifically with maggots and is a famous delicacy until maybe a few months ago when I was researching cheese so I could make a few. I'm a big book reader and some have mentioned the characters eating cheese with maggots in them but I always thought it was because that was the only cheese available and the characters weren't very rich either. So it I never thought there was cheese out there made specifically with maggots.
When I found out I was like eeeeeeeeeeewww! Then I was like o.o this actually quite strange I must read about this and see what compels a person to eat such a thing. I was quite intrigued by how this cheese is made and eaten. After the cheese is made and shaped it is set out and a cheese fly comes and lays her eggs inside and the maggots eat the cheese and discreet a type of acid that softens the cheese. It's served to the guests with the maggots still inside the cheese. The guests pick out the maggots and eat the cheese some even eat the cheese with the maggots still inside.
I heard the maggots like to jump out of the cheese at quite a distance at the one who is eating there food so you will see people putting there hand in front of the cheese to keep the maggots from jumping in there face. If the guests prefer to not have any maggots alive and jump at them while eating the cheese they put the cheese inside a plastic bag and starve the maggots from oxygen to kill them. The guests will hear the maggot struggling to get out of the bag making a popping sound. When the sound subsides the cheese is taken out of the bag and the maggots are dead inside of the bag and thrown out and the cheese eaten.
I can't get this cheese out of my mind I don't think I would ever eat it but it is quite fascinating. My question for you is have you ever eaten this cheese or would you eat it. I f you did or would how did you eat it? Also if you ever ate it give details on it please ty.
Here's the link for more info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
I never knew there was a cheese made specifically with maggots and is a famous delicacy until maybe a few months ago when I was researching cheese so I could make a few. I'm a big book reader and some have mentioned the characters eating cheese with maggots in them but I always thought it was because that was the only cheese available and the characters weren't very rich either. So it I never thought there was cheese out there made specifically with maggots.
When I found out I was like eeeeeeeeeeewww! Then I was like o.o this actually quite strange I must read about this and see what compels a person to eat such a thing. I was quite intrigued by how this cheese is made and eaten. After the cheese is made and shaped it is set out and a cheese fly comes and lays her eggs inside and the maggots eat the cheese and discreet a type of acid that softens the cheese. It's served to the guests with the maggots still inside the cheese. The guests pick out the maggots and eat the cheese some even eat the cheese with the maggots still inside.
I heard the maggots like to jump out of the cheese at quite a distance at the one who is eating there food so you will see people putting there hand in front of the cheese to keep the maggots from jumping in there face. If the guests prefer to not have any maggots alive and jump at them while eating the cheese they put the cheese inside a plastic bag and starve the maggots from oxygen to kill them. The guests will hear the maggot struggling to get out of the bag making a popping sound. When the sound subsides the cheese is taken out of the bag and the maggots are dead inside of the bag and thrown out and the cheese eaten.
I can't get this cheese out of my mind I don't think I would ever eat it but it is quite fascinating. My question for you is have you ever eaten this cheese or would you eat it. I f you did or would how did you eat it? Also if you ever ate it give details on it please ty.
Here's the link for more info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
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that's some guts and bravery you have there. This cheese sure is very adventurous and adrenaline raising I'll give you that. It reminds me of that sushi made from the puffer fish that people eat in japan that is very dangerous to eat cause one ,mistake from the chef and your a goner. Although this cheese is not as dangerous as that sushi it sure does have a bit of danger. I still would love to hear the opinion of someone who has ate this cheese. A lot of us are grossed out and horrified by it but some people consider it a delicacy and important to the Italian culture. I want to hear why they eat and is really that good to go through all that fear factor?
