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Next on the tasting menu was casu marzu, a Sardinian cheese notorious for being illegal to sell due to its unique production method involving maggots. Miller educated his audience about how this Pecorino cheese is updated in a shed where cheese flies lay their eggs, leading to the fermentation of the cheese by the resulting larvae. While the idea of consuming maggots might elicit disgust, he clarified that the cheese itself is not dangerous unless the maggots die, posing a serious health risk to those who consume the cheese uncarefully.