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| | Casu modde cheese - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | Casu modde cheese (also called casu marzu or, in Italian, formaggio marcio) is a cheese found in Sardinia, Italy, notable for being riddled with live insect larvae. |
 | | Derived from pecorino, casu modde goes beyond typical fermentation to a stage most would consider to be decomposition, brought about by the digestive action of the larvae of the cheese fly, Piophila casei. |
 | | Yaroslav Trofimov, writing in a year-2000 Wall Street Journal Article, describes the cheese as "a viscous, pungent goo that burns the tongue and can affect other parts of the body." It is typically enjoyed with Sardinian bread (pane carasau) and Cannonau, a strong red wine. |
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