Cheese Mixed With Maggots Is a Fave
In Italy:
Maggot Cheese
Casu Frazigu
Cost: $100 a pound
During the aging process of "Rotten Cheese," a fly called Piophila casei
deposits its eggs on the cheese. When the maggots are born, they move
throughout the cheese, excreting enzymes that give it an overwhelmingly
pungent smell, a rotten taste, and a soft, creamy texture. The cheese is
served at weddings and other family gatherings.
Though I suppose I approach connoisseurship in cheese, I've never
encountered this variety & probably won't pay to do so. Have you?
Barry
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