michael Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 So very wrong... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_Marzu recommendations of eye protection for those eating the cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Risk of enteric myiasis: intestinal larval infection. Piophila casei larvae can pass through the stomach alive (human stomach acids do not usually kill them) and take up residency for some period of time in the intestines, where they can cause serious lesions as they attempt to bore through the intestinal walls. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea. er I'll pass, anyone for Brie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 how did you find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Jesus, why would they eat rotten cheese with bugs in it that will hurt you a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 That was on some cookery program over the weekend wasn't it? Looked minging, but the peasant farmers who made it seemed to enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 That...is....disgusting... http://www.pbarfield.com/funimg/barf.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Give me 2 weeks without a shower and i bet i could produce cheese worse than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 That was on some cookery program over the weekend wasn't it? Looked minging, but the peasant farmers who made it seemed to enjoy it! Yeah I saw that programme ( Sturday Kitchen ) that I just wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Yeah it was Saturday Kitchen, the Antonio Carluccio bit. I remember seeing it when his prog was on years ago and being disgusted then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 To paraphrase Catherine Tate: Cheese! With maggots! This is in Sardinia! The dirty bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzer Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Less disgusting that you could thought , impressive for sure...first time you eat it is a little shocking, all these little things moving in your mouth...brrrr . After that is really good if you like strong taste cheese. My father is from Sardinia and we go there every year in holiday, Sardinian food is a bit "rude" ("little pigs" on live coal, echinus and mussels eaten alive, rivers of cannonau wine ) but very genuine if you are local. These are homemade products, that only in the last years are available worldwide and imho this is the problem, such particular kind of food aren't for exports and distribution. If you go over there and eat like Sardians i think you should never have any problems (in fact never heard relatives with such diseases), because they know where, what and how to eat things . Just an example of the meaning "how to eat", eat alive mussels is dangerous because you could get poisoned, but in sardinia they eat alive mussels from ages, because: a) sea is yet uncontaminated b) locals get fish from friends' fisherman c) only if it's just been fished (they know how to check it) d) they check the mussels (closed are not good plus other checks) and select it one by one e) they prepare mussels with natural lemon juice an hour before you eat it, this help cleaning and clearing mussels f) they eat mussels drinking lots of cannonau, which is quite a strong red whine (homemade could be 15-18% vol), alcoholic grade help either clearing. g) Meal usually finish with a couple of "filu e ferru" (translation "wire of iron"), strong distilled grape-like liqueur often between 50-70% vol, which kill every bacterium in mussels, and maybe yourself if you aren't strong enough Wow, long answer...hope i haven't made too many grammar errors A couple of pics of Villasimius beach, 20km from my father village, what a nice place! http://www.sardegnadelsud.com/foto/sud-est/villasimius.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I havent had that since I was a student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Nice to have some local input, thanks! Sardinia is somewhere I've always wanted to visit but I doubt I'd ever try "the cheese" But each to their own, I expect the locals there would be a little disturbed by a Bernard Matthews Turkey roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 These days I'm a little disturbed by a Bernard Matthews Turkey roll too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 the place looks stunning, I to will pass on the cheese:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzer Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Lol, come on people don't be shy, there's a sardinian giant can of worms for each one of you Micheal: This Bernard Matthews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Oh real dinosaur meat, didnt no you could still get hold of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I love those rolls of spam with egg-coloured spam in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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