It is even forbidden to sell it: is this the 'most dangerous' and above all the most distasteful cheese in the world?

Tourists visiting Sardinia usually end up at a restaurant serving porceddu sardo (slow-roasted suckling pig). They also want to try pane carasau, a traditional wafer-thin flatbread, and the island’s pecorino cheese. But if you’re feeling really adventurous and don’t mind a bit of greasy food, you might seek out casu marzu.

The Italian island of Sardinia is located in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea. There, shepherds produce casu marzu, a cheese infested with worms that, in 2009, Guinness World Records declared it the most... Read more...

In the mountains of Sardinia, Italy, shepherds produce casu marzu, a larvae-infested cheese that has been declared the most dangerous cheese in the world by the Guinness World Record. Made from sardo fiore, a salty pecorino, the marzu casu is transformed when the larvae of the Piophila casei fly digest their proteins, creating a creamy texture and an intense flavor with a spicy aftertaste. Although their consumption can cause disgust, the Sardin…

If you had to list the characteristics of the island of Sardinia, the first things you would say would be: wind, stone, sheep. And a few more – a 1,849 km long coastline with white sandy beaches and emerald waters and a mountainous landscape where the hills seem to “climb” into mountain ranges. In these rapids, the island’s shepherds make casu marzu, a cheese infested with maggots, said to be the most dangerous in the world.

Casu marzu is a worm-infested cheese made in Sardinia

It's illegal to sell or buy it. It's infested with maggots - “and that's the spell and the delight of this cheese.” Casu marzu is said to be an aphrodisiac