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Casu martzu [1] (Sardinian: [ˈkazu ˈmaɾtsu]; lit. ' rotten/putrid cheese ' ), sometimes spelled casu marzu , and also called casu modde , casu cundídu and casu fràzigu in Sardinian , is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae ( maggots ).
A fact from Casu martzu appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 April 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that consumers of casu marzu, a Sardinian cheese, are advised to wear eye protection while enjoying it, since the live maggots inhabiting the cheese can jump 15 cm?
On the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, the larvae are intentionally introduced into pecorino cheese to produce the characteristic casu martzu. If consumed by humans, the larvae have a chance to survive in the intestine, causing enteric myiasis, [1] though no such cases have been linked to casu martzu dishes. [2]
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