Until Anthony Bourdain pronounces it good,
I'm not going to try it.

Quoting from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

"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."

What I said before about Anthony Bourdain,
forget it! I'm not eatin' this stuff.

And I'm not too keen on this cheese, either:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milbenk%C3%A4se

Although I may have had this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimolette

If so, that is pretty good stuff, as I recall.
Though I might not have bought it, had I known
how it was made.

Mark Thorson > wrote in news:475CC08B.DE655A22
@sonic.net:

> Until Anthony Bourdain pronounces it good,
> I'm not going to try it.
>
> Quoting from:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
>
> "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."
>
> What I said before about Anthony Bourdain,
> forget it! I'm not eatin' this stuff.
>
> And I'm not too keen on this cheese, either:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milbenk%C3%A4se
>
> Although I may have had this one:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimolette
>
> If so, that is pretty good stuff, as I recall.
> Though I might not have bought it, had I known
> how it was made.
>

Mimolette is very tasty, I think. I wouldn't eat anything with live
insects in it, though. Bleh.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:28:59 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
>> And I'm not too keen on this cheese, either:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milbenk%C3%A4se
>
> That I'd try. I've mentioned that one here a few times after
> reading about it an obscure publication back in 2000. It finally
> got a Wiki entry.
>
> -sw

I think there is a similar type of cheese eaten in Mexico. I recall seeing
a show on TV about it a couple years ago.