Thread: Oh, yum.

On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:55:28 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:

> Quoting from:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

Stick to dust mite cheese. Less toxic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milbenk%C3%A4se

(nice picture, eh? Looks like a nice healthy turd).

-sw

On Mon 01 Jun 2009 05:55:28p, Mark Thorson told us...

> Quoting from:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
>
> Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the cheese
> have died. Because of this, only cheese in which the maggots
> are still alive is eaten. When the cheese has fermented enough,
> it is cut into thin strips and spread on moistened Sardinian
> flatbread (pane carasau), to be served with a strong red wine.
> Casu marzu is believed to be an aphrodisiac by local Sardinians.
> Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for
> distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed, diners
> hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from
> leaping into their eyes. Those who do not wish to eat live
> maggots place the cheese in a sealed paper bag. The maggots,
> starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a
> "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots
> are dead and the cheese can be eaten.
>

Rem ind me not to go to Sardinia.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Everything I eat has been proved by some doctor or other to be a
deadly poison, and everything I don't eat has been proved to be
indispensable for life. But I go marching on. ~George Bernard Shaw

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>> are dead and the cheese can be eaten.

> Rem ind me not to go to Sardinia.

LOL, sure as hell I'll never be eating that thing
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

Mark Thorson wrote:

> Quoting from:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
>
> Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the cheese
> have died. Because of this, only cheese in which the maggots
> are still alive is eaten. When the cheese has fermented enough,
> it is cut into thin strips and spread on moistened Sardinian
> flatbread (pane carasau), to be served with a strong red wine.

The stronger the better.




brian

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