Casu Marzu

This is the most disgusting shit I've ever seen in my life. This will be my Christmas gift to all of you: the knowledge of Casu Marzu...

Casu Marzu is basically a Sardinian cheese delicacy. Why is it a delicacy?

BECAUSE ITS CHEESE COVERED IN MAGGOTS! Casu Marzu literary translates to "rotten cheese" and has been dubbed "the world's most dangerous cheese." I'm usually okay with eating delicacies of other countries, but this shit has just crossed its line in food decency.

So basically they make pecorino cheese from sheep's milk, and they would open the cheese to invite flies to lay their eggs there. Before you know it, there's maggots crawling everywhere and eating the cheese. Yes, you eat it with the LIVE MAGGOTS (supposedly the best part)! Apparently there's a distinctive strong sour taste that could last up to hours in your mouth. So pleasant...

Ok, getting back to the "most dangerous" part, apparently, the maggots goes through your digestive system UNDIGESTED and could cause some serious problems if it didn't go out of your body. Also, these little worms could also jump 6 inches up in the air, and maybe into your eye. Really Sardinia, really?!

Before you watch this video, I do have to warn you that it is slightly disgusting. I can't embed it, so here's the link for the English version: Gordon Ramsay F-Word: Casu Marzu
And for you lazy-ass people that can't even click on a link, here's a German one:

If you've ever thought of boiling an entire chicken...

If you are thrilled and titillated by the sight of this person's deep skin crevices and expletive filled chef-targeted rants.....but his coooking instructions remind you of a grocery list on crack... (watch below, fast forward to 25 second mark if you are impatient)



.......there may be a niche for you in the cooking world after all.



"Worst Cooks in America," featuring a guy who actually boiled a chicken, melted what I hope to God is cheese on it- and seems to be quite proud of it.

When I saw the colorful cast of characters in this kaleidoscope of cooking horrors, I have to be honest, I didn't think of kitchens, food, my own cooking mishaps... the thougth that ran through my mind in Kanye West style caps-lock font was...
"wait...that girl looks familiar...OH MY GOD THAT GIRL WORKS IN MY OFFICE! THAT GIRL WORKS IN MY OFFICE! THAT GIRL WORKS IN MY OFFICE" (ok i think three times got the point across)

...yes, indeed, one of the illustrious contestants on this show, (not the one who boiled a chicken, that wouldn't say much for my work colleagues, now would it?) is someone i see on a daily basis in my office.

I am now flooded with plans to stalk the breakroom/toaster/microwave area. Should I challenge her to an impromptu cook-off using only the ingredients in the breakroom? (old pizza, coffee grinds, and teabags...oooh, how Heston Blumenthal of me.) Should I observe every cup of coffee she makes to see if there's a signature "I won Worst Cooks in America" turn of the hand or flip of the wrist? Maybe I'll ask her to season and microwave some soup for me...

My working life is now just a little bit more interesting.
(on another note, apologies to the judgmental one for my lack of blog contributions. i know, shameful.)