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fthg42
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:37 pm |
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I recently heard about casu marzu. I feel the need to share this with people.
Despite being a turophiliac, this is one cheese I definitely will not touch, not even with a ten-foot pole, let alone think about eating.
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:44 pm |
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Oh man, that is truly disgusting.
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Blackcat Moebius
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:04 am |
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First reaction: Oh my God that's nasty.
Second reaction: This sounds like a an urban legend (or possibly an Internet prank).
A bit of Googling later, I did find one site claiming it is, in fact, an urban legend. Several other sites, though, including Wikipedia, seem to say it's geniune. (although Wiki gives it a different name).
I'll file it under 'maybe.'
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Marauder_Pilot
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:07 am |
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Dear god in head, no.
It has maggots.
Eew.
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bookworm
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:11 am |
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That's not nice at all. But I like how the quote at the end sums it up:
"OK, some people like it. But some people practice cannibalism, too."
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:33 am |
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Quote: And some of the wiggling worms jump straight toward the eyes with ballistic precision. To protect the eyes, some Sardinians recommend holding a hand over the sandwich. Wha???
Too drunk to make a comment. Just... wow.
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Passiflora
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:04 am |
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That is not an urban legend, I swear I saw somebody eat it on television. On a cooking show about Italian food.
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Someone has to say it. And I take great pleasure in doing so hee hee.
BEHOLD THE POWER OF CHEESE!
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daladus
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:20 am |
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Hmm, I've never before been so glad to be vegan...
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kinkajou
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:37 am |
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Not overly surprising... I've heard cases in France of people picking maggots out of over-ripe brie before eating it...
Maybe it's just me, but this really didn't turn my stomach in the way I was expecting...
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:09 am |
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Compared to the things you regularly see people scarfing down on Fear Factor, this isn't that gross. At least maggots don't bite you.
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I've heard of this before, but for some reason thought the cheese was from central Europe. I guess you'd have to attribute it's origin to Europe's glorious history of seige warfare.
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:02 am |
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Quote: One neophyte experienced a strange crawling sensation on his skin that lasted for days.
Err, okay. I can see why this stuff is not considered fit for human consumption by the authorities.
I generally like to keep an open mind about food, and who knows, maybe the stuff is lovely, but I must confess that the idea of something alive and moving in my mouth is one of the few things that I find utterly repulsive.
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:21 am |
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I didn't really find this overly gross, either. I wouldn't eat the stuff myself, but... I mean... I'm taking a university level art history class called Shocking Artists, Shocking Art. If I got grossed out by stuff like this, the stuff in that class would probably cause me to spontaneously combust... and then implode.
I'd give examples... but community standards and all that...
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:49 pm |
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Slimey, yet... satisfying.
Having gotten that out of the way, I can now properly say: Ew.
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