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What is it?
Rotton cheese made with goat milk with alive maggots also known as walking cheese.
How is it made?
It starts of as Pecorino Sardo (Fiore Sardo), a cheese that’s typically soaked in brine, smoked, and left to ripen in the cheese cellars. to produce Casu Marzu, cheese makers set the Pecorino Sardo outside in the open(uncovered) and allow cheese flies (scientifically named Piophila casei) to lay eggs inside of it.
where?
It is found almost exclusively in Sardinia, Italy.
HOW?
diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping. 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
Why?
Casu marzu is believed to be an aphrodisiac by local Sardinians
Religion
No religion connections,
majority of the Sardinians are Roman Catholic
Food
Common foods in the area are seafood, freshly baked breads, olives and wine to roasted suckling pig, cheeses and ice cream,
Fact/Problem
S/O to Ayub
An aphrodisiac is a substance that increases sexual desire.
- its illegal
- Not everyone can buy
Casu Marzu
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Thai, Nami. "Casu Marzu Aka Maggot Filled Cheese Why Would You Eat That." YouTube. YouTube, 21 July 2013. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.
- Cameron, Tim. "The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World." Cracked.com. Www.cracked.com, 11 Oct. 2007. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.
"Sardinian Food." Go-Sardinia. Www.go-sardinia.com, 11 July 2009. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.
The Free Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. "Sardinian People." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 June 2013. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.