Crazy cheese

[chopjwu12]

Someone was telling me about a cheese that they learned about from france. Something about it having maggots in it or something. Its supposed to be like the worst smelling cheese on the planet. Is there any truth to this or was he just pulling my leg? Im goign to do some research to find out if its true but please if anyone knows what im talking about please let me know.

[Fat Guy]

http://www.portlandmercury.com/2000-09-14/...scientific.html

http://www.cheese.com/Description.asp?Name=Cabrales

[chopjwu12]

i have heard that about cabralesbut i also heard it was a myth like the post sais but it can be true.

The sardinian cheese could be the one im talking about but i came across one that is said to be from corsica. but i couldn't find any other info on it.

[Adam Balic]

'brought to the table with mites and maggots round it so thick, they bring a spoon with them to eat the mites with'.

This is Daniel Defoe describing Stilton served at the 'Bell Inn', from where the fame of Stilton spread.

Now I have heard of a French cheese that is rind washed with the cloth that has recently been used to clean a ladies, um, genitals. Has anybody heard of this? Almost impossible to do a google search on the topic. Kind of makes sense, vaginal tract is full of lactic acid bacteria, same as in yogurt, so I guess it may give a cheese a tangy flavour.

[Wilfrid]

And I was thinking there was no such thing as gross food.

I did once find a maggot in a soft French cheese - a St Marcellin I thin - which I had left out of the refrigerator on a warm day. I presumed that was a very bad thing and threw the cheese away. Should I have relished it as a delicacy?

P.S. Yes, I would advise doing any kind of search using those sorts of terms, Adam.

Edited March 27, 2003 by Wilfrid (log)

[fresh_a]

I've never heard of any of these strange cheeses.... must be living in the wrong place...