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Hey, wikidiots!!!!!!!One aspect of the 'Consumption' section needs further clarification; the beginning and the end of the passage are contradictory without further details.
Compare:
a) "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."
b) "The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots are dead and the cheese can be eaten.[9]"
If there is some distinction between how the maggots die when they are in the cheese, it bears mentioning. Is the cheese only toxic if the maggots inside have died without the assistance of the plastic bag? (i.e. of natural causes as opposed to asphyxiation?) phreyan ( Talk) 19:38, 17 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.247.255.158 ( talk)
Don't like to lose sources, parking these here:
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 04:14, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
Retrieved from my local library; please note that these citations use the correct format that should be used throughout this article (delinked dates and international date format, since the cheese is Italian, not US):
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help)A review of Christa Weil's Fierce Food (which is a source that should be located).
It doesn't seem likely she'd go for casu marzu either. No other food in her catalogue bears more icons, five in all: revolting, health danger, special technique, incredibly smelly and -- its sole plus -- aphrodisiac, although the last effect may only be the sexual urge that often follows a brush with danger. In contrast, the only icon of the more dubious kind missing from the list is "has eyes." That's because casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, literally "rotten cheese," that packs even more punch via the translucent worms in it. The agile maggots offer an additional frisson: they can bend themselves so tightly that, when they let go, the force unleashed propels them six inches or more. That's why Sardinians eat their casu marzu wrapped in bread, to avoid the possibility of getting a worm-shot to the eye when closing in for a bite.
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help)References Guinness book, which should be checked as an additional source:
His entry in the Guinness World Records book got Craig Glenday interested in stories of the weird and wonderful in our world, and eventually led to him taking up his current job as Editor-in-Chief of the iconic annual publication. Craig, 35, has been in his role for the past four years, and as he prepares to launch his fifth edition as editor on Wednesday, he admits is proud of the famous book which documents up to 4000 records every year. ... Some new records making it in this year include the world's deadliest cheese (the casu marzu from Sardinia) and Svetlana Pankratova, who is the new record holder for being the woman with the longest legs in the world, with 132cm long pins.
Contradictory sources: is it "most dangerous" or "deadliest"? Need to consult original source.
The 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book hit shelves on September 17. ... Most Dangerous Cheese, Casu Marzu
Also at:
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
We might want a user who can speak Italian to help us get sources. The italian version of the page didn't have much, except maybe this, but Google Books returns several possible sources in foreign languages as well. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 19:11, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
I think I fixed the dates the way that they should be. Did I do it right? :D Also I've looked for Fierce Food and another book, The Devil's Picnic (that was cited in some of the sources David sent me), but I couldn't find either one. :) I'll keep looking for stuff and adding refs in my spare time. Thanks. Cheers, Intothewoods29 ( talk) 21:13, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I am a Sardinian guy, and I know that in my region its real name is Casu Martzu, so is written in the sardinian language... From internet is diffused this wrong method to call it. In sardinian the italian Z is written as TZ, so continental italians called him wrongly "marzu". http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:DANNY%5EMETAL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.1.218.29 ( talk) 10:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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Hey, wikidiots!!!!!!!One aspect of the 'Consumption' section needs further clarification; the beginning and the end of the passage are contradictory without further details.
Compare:
a) "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."
b) "The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots are dead and the cheese can be eaten.[9]"
If there is some distinction between how the maggots die when they are in the cheese, it bears mentioning. Is the cheese only toxic if the maggots inside have died without the assistance of the plastic bag? (i.e. of natural causes as opposed to asphyxiation?) phreyan ( Talk) 19:38, 17 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.247.255.158 ( talk)
Don't like to lose sources, parking these here:
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 04:14, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
Retrieved from my local library; please note that these citations use the correct format that should be used throughout this article (delinked dates and international date format, since the cheese is Italian, not US):
{{
cite journal}}
: |access-date=
requires |url=
(
help)A review of Christa Weil's Fierce Food (which is a source that should be located).
It doesn't seem likely she'd go for casu marzu either. No other food in her catalogue bears more icons, five in all: revolting, health danger, special technique, incredibly smelly and -- its sole plus -- aphrodisiac, although the last effect may only be the sexual urge that often follows a brush with danger. In contrast, the only icon of the more dubious kind missing from the list is "has eyes." That's because casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, literally "rotten cheese," that packs even more punch via the translucent worms in it. The agile maggots offer an additional frisson: they can bend themselves so tightly that, when they let go, the force unleashed propels them six inches or more. That's why Sardinians eat their casu marzu wrapped in bread, to avoid the possibility of getting a worm-shot to the eye when closing in for a bite.
{{
cite news}}
: Text "Brian Mclver" ignored (
help)References Guinness book, which should be checked as an additional source:
His entry in the Guinness World Records book got Craig Glenday interested in stories of the weird and wonderful in our world, and eventually led to him taking up his current job as Editor-in-Chief of the iconic annual publication. Craig, 35, has been in his role for the past four years, and as he prepares to launch his fifth edition as editor on Wednesday, he admits is proud of the famous book which documents up to 4000 records every year. ... Some new records making it in this year include the world's deadliest cheese (the casu marzu from Sardinia) and Svetlana Pankratova, who is the new record holder for being the woman with the longest legs in the world, with 132cm long pins.
Contradictory sources: is it "most dangerous" or "deadliest"? Need to consult original source.
The 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book hit shelves on September 17. ... Most Dangerous Cheese, Casu Marzu
Also at:
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
We might want a user who can speak Italian to help us get sources. The italian version of the page didn't have much, except maybe this, but Google Books returns several possible sources in foreign languages as well. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 19:11, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
I think I fixed the dates the way that they should be. Did I do it right? :D Also I've looked for Fierce Food and another book, The Devil's Picnic (that was cited in some of the sources David sent me), but I couldn't find either one. :) I'll keep looking for stuff and adding refs in my spare time. Thanks. Cheers, Intothewoods29 ( talk) 21:13, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I am a Sardinian guy, and I know that in my region its real name is Casu Martzu, so is written in the sardinian language... From internet is diffused this wrong method to call it. In sardinian the italian Z is written as TZ, so continental italians called him wrongly "marzu". http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:DANNY%5EMETAL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.1.218.29 ( talk) 10:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
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