Which Country Eats Maggots?

Which Country Eats Maggots?

Maggots may be fried and eaten in places where eating bugs is commonplace. They can also be used to make a Sardinian delicacy. “Casu marzu” translates to maggot cheese or rotten cheese. It's an Italian cheese that's prepared specially to turn into breeding grounds for maggots.

In what country do they eat maggots?

For residents of Sardinia, Italy's second-largest island, casu marzu (literally "rotten cheese") is much more than a culinary curiosity—it's part of their cultural heritage. The sheep's milk cheese gets its flavor and texture thanks to live maggots, who eat the cheese, digest it, and then…

Which country eats cockroach?

Yibin, China - As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into his face. Some sell cockroaches for medicinal purposes, as animal feed or to get rid of food waste. Li breeds them for something else: food for human consumption.

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