07-05-2009, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
Casu marzu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Casu marzu is created by leaving large pieces of Pecorino cheese outside and letting it ferment....a female Piophila casei lays her eggs in the cheese, sometimes exceeding five hundred eggs at one time. When disturbed, the larvae can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in).
Some people clear the larvae from the cheese before consuming; others do not.
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Holy fuck.
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