This stuff can prevent infections. It’s chock full of anty bodies!
Still doesn’t beat Casu Marzu for sheer WTF factor.
I once saw a video on reddit presenting that cheese, that showed the preparation process, and the cheese was looking really tasty, until in the very end, when they removed it from the room and left it outside. That part left us wondering what was that about, and soon flies started appearing and sitting in the cheese. Later, they stored it back and reopened days later, showing the larvae. it ended with people eating the cheese. That video was the greatest plot twist I fell for. Started salivating and ended wanting to vomit.
Anyway, I never found that video again. All the ones I see around makes it obvious from the start that the cheese has larvae in it. In case someone around knows what video I’m talking about, or knows a similar one, I’d love to have a link, so I can send so some friends lol
For the uninitiated, “casu martzu is a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggots. The larvae of the cheese fly are deliberately introduced to pecorino cheese, where their digestive action produces an advanced level of fermentation, including a breakdown of the cheese’s fats.”
I made some Sardinian friends recently that insisted it was really good. I believe them but I’d have a hard getting past the yuck factor.
I like a lot of food most people would consider weird (just ask my girlfriend), but from what I understand this stuff smells strongly of ammonia, and tastes of it too I assume. I just don’t get it.
I have a friend from Sardinia, he insists it’s really good.
Bring some dice-cheese to your next tabletop games night.
Still not as weird or gross as cat shit coffee.
I’ve had it. It’s pretty interesting. You realize the beans are washed before they are roasted and brewed right?
it’s unethical as fuck to put a wild civet in a tiny cage and force them to eat nothing but coffee cherries
I had it and it just tastes like coffee
Oh i agree. I wasn’t aware of that until after I had it.
IDK if those brown spheres are actually ants, but they do appear to be roughly the right size for th ant type in the article. I was sure they were just stock photos of cheese but maybe not.
I can confirm içá ants (specifically their butts) are eaten toasted or fried in several places in Brazil, most notably in the Amazon region.
Have you eaten them and did you enjoy the taste and texture?
I’ve eaten ants before, but just the little guys. The size of these things, the tactile experience of biting into an abdomen, would give me hesitation.
It’s on my bucket list. Try are usually fried with manioc flour and seasonings, served as a side dish. I’ve tried something similar that used bacon instead of ants, it’s delicious. The flour becomes crunchy itself, so I imagine the ants would not feel out of place.
Not as weird ants also can be used for lemon replacement. Yeah you think I would be joking too but https://antsauthority.com/do-ants-taste-like-lemon/
I’ll believe there’s ant-infused cheese with less evidence than I’ll believe there’s intentionally ant-infused cheese.
