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by shagie 2202 days ago
This reminds me of the Think Geek flavor of the day desk calendar back in 2016. https://youtu.be/zAV8m1mH4uI

The punch line for it is casu marzu.

While cheese mites are 0.45–0.70mm, the offspring of Piophila casei are about 8mm long.

The wikipedia page is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu which goes into some of the intricacies needed in the "consumption" section.

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Speaking of disgusting delicacies with strange methods of preparation/consumption, in Sweden they eat Surströmming, which is a canned fish that's been fermented in a relatively light brine, and is so pungent it is often opened submerged in a bucket of water to avoid the smell and brine shooting out of the tin when pierced (it continues to ferment in the can, so if it's opened incorrectly it will spray out brine)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming