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Attempts have been made to circumvent the Italian and EU ban by having casu martzu declared a traditional food. [11] The traditional way of making the cheese is explained by an official paper of the Sardinian government. [20] Casu martzu is among several cheeses that are not legal in the United States. [21]
Casu Marzu, a type of cheese. Casu Marzu It is not clear why anyone would want to import this in the first place, but you will not find the ban on this peculiar cheese at all surprising.
The most infamous is casu marzu, which translates to “rotten cheese.” Native to the Italian island of Sardinia, it’s fermented then left to rot and become infested with maggots.
Ultra-aged Sardinian pecorino cheese. Produced in Sardinia and distributed from Genoa. Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have protected designation of origin (PDO) status under European Union law, pecorino romano is probably the best known outside Italy, especially in the United States, which has been an important export market for the cheese since the 19th century. [2]
"Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the cheese have died. Because of this, only cheese in which the maggots are still alive is eaten." - According to Ben Hills (The Island of the Ancients, 2008) if the maggots are dead this means the cheese might be somewhat past its prime, but it is still eaten particularly if it has been ...
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Pecorino sardo can be processed further into casu martzu by the introduction of cheese fly maggots. Pecorino sardo DOP: Pecorino siciliano: Sicily: Pecorino siciliano DOP (Sicilian: picurinu sicilianu) is an origin-protected firm sheep milk cheese from the Italian island and region of Sicily.
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