Hi Barry,
luckily I never did. When I was small and did not want to eat, I asked for a
microscope I never received because adults said that if I could see what was
in the food I wouldn't have eaten the little I did. And I remember someone
told me of some similar cheese (that they were chasing with their pieces of
bread the moving bits...) but I thought it was an invention to tease
and scare me even more...
Say cheese,
Anny
On Nov 10, 2007 3:58 PM, Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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