Dangerous Cheese?

@celticeagle (189792)

Boise, Idaho

January 3, 2024 2:07pm CST

Ooh! I just heard of this type of cheese that has maggots in it. Casu Marzu is often called the world's most dangerous cheese. It is an illegal product found in Sardinia, Italy. Made from sheep's milk it is infested with live maggots which elevates its fermentation process by breaking down the cheese's fats. They appear as translucent white worms and can measure about 8 millimeters in length. By consuming the larvae they can survive in the intestine and cause enteric myiasis. This can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jan 24

Geez, who in the world would even buy or eat this stuff? Maggots - no way

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

Yeah, I so agree. I guess people from that city in Italia like it. A weird bunch I am thinking.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan 24

@much2say .......How awful.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Jan 24

@celticeagle Even the thought of maggots does not sound appealing . . . yuck!!!

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@MarieCoyle (59107)

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5 Jan 24

This was so sickening...the idea of maggots in food is simply nauseating.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan 24

I so agree. I'm glad it is only consumed in that city.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

6 Jan 24

@MarieCoyle ......No, thankfully it is only eaten in Sardinia. Some people there are over 100 years old.

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@MarieCoyle (59107)

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5 Jan 24

@celticeagle Let's hope it's not something that will take off as a new food fad. Ugh.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

4 Jan 24

Why would anyone want to eat this oh my..

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

I wonder what the attraction is.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan 24

@RebeccasFarm .......Neither can I. That city has some weird ideas on what is good.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

5 Jan 24

@celticeagle I really cant imagine.

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@LadyDuck (502190)

• Italy

4 Jan 24

It is still produced in Sardinia and it can only be consumed there. It is illegal to sell that cheese according to the new European laws.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan 24

@LadyDuck .........Boring diet. I sure wouldn't survive there long.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

That's good to know.

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@LadyDuck (502190)

• Italy

5 Jan 24

@celticeagle I suspect the cheese is not so dangerous. Sardinians are the population with the highest life expectancy in the world. They do not eat beef and they only have sheep and goat milk, same with cheese, no cow cheese and no butter, but only olive oil and a lot of vegetables.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jan 24

Ew! Why anyone would make that kind of cheese is beyond me.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

Same here. So gross.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

@just4him ........Agree fully.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jan 24

Yes, it is.

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@dya80dya (36805)

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3 Jan 24

I wonder if someone is eating that cheese.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

3 Jan 24

Some people like odd things.

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@dya80dya (36805)

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5 Jan 24

@celticeagle But this cheese can make them sick.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan 24

@dya80dya .......They don't seem to care.

@popciclecold (40215)

• United States

3 Jan 24

Why is it made.

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@popciclecold (40215)

• United States

5 Jan 24

@celticeagle Yup, you right about that.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

Some people are weird and like weird stuff.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40020)

• Toccoa, Georgia

3 Jan 24

Oh goodness, that is so gross

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

3 Jan 24

Oh, yeah. It sure is.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

3 Jan 24

Not interested in eating that

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

You'd have to go there to eat it anyway.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

3 Jan 24

That is just crazy producing such a cheese, I mean who in their right mind would eat it?

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

People who live in Sardinia I guess.

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@xFiacre (14783)

• Ireland

3 Jan 24

@celticeagle This cheese has been written of by @maluse who narried a Sardinian, though I don't beieve she ever tasted it herself.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

You can only eat it there.

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@xFiacre (14783)

• Ireland

7 Jan 24

@MALUSE Ah, I have misremembered!

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@noni1959 (13017)

• United States

4 Jan 24

I saw a video on this and how it was being made. Yet, it's so popular with many. It's so gross. I can't understand how anyone could want this.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

Some people are really into cheese. This is too much.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

8 Jan 24

@MALUSE ......Why? Because they are what we see when food is rotten and not done away with properly. That makes them not something I would want to eat. I've had a snake. It wasn't that bad but, it is also not something that appears when food is rotten.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jan 24

Horrible type of cheese to be consumed by anyone.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

Sardinian people sound a bit weird.

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@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

4 Jan 24

This is so disgusting. I would never eat that cheese. Have a good day.

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@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Jan 24

It sure is. I wouldn't either. You have a good one too.

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@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

4 Jan 24

@celticeagle Thank you very much.

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