Gah! Gross buggy cheese!

Jan 16, 2009 17:36


BoingBoing: Maggot cheese that tries to eat your eyes and Wikipedia: Casu Marzu

Wait. what?
Casu marzu is an illegal Sardinian cheese that is served riddled with writhing maggots that try to jump into your eyeballs as you eat it.

Why, you ask?
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.

Except, this toxic argument is kinda silly, 'cause:
The larvae have powerful mouthhooks which can lacerate stomach linings or intestinal walls as the maggots attempt to bore through internal organs.

*shudder*

food

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