I am 99.9% sure that my roommate is full of s**t about this, but I’m going to take a stab just to be absolutely sure:
She says that rancid mozzarella (I mean, cheese that came fresh in liquid, had its expiration date last December, and smells… well, putrid) is a delicacy that is used in pastry!
Tell me she’s wrong, for the love of God!
Does Casu Marzu count?
There’s an Italian cheese called Casu Marzu which is allowed to turn rancid and then has fly larvae added. It’s not mozzarella, but it is gross.
Oh, yeeeech! Doesn’t sound like pastry material!
I knew it — she made it up! Typical.
she’s trying to trick you into eating it.
This was my thought.
Rancid mozzarella wouldn’t be the same thing as casu marzu, either. Casu marzu is made from sheep’s milk, mozzarella is made from cow’s or water buffalo’s milk.
No. Now make her eat it all.
I like all sorts of weird cheeses, but this one sounds as if it could be over the top. Gotta love this:
Yup - make that really strong red wine.
Actually, bread and wine sounds really good.
I’m going to move this from General Questions to Cafe Society.
Gfactor
General Questions Moderator
OK, bread and wine while we listen to the “pitter-patter.”
“Don’t feed me casu marzu and tell me it’s raining.”