Les Rossbifs à la boucherie Ovalie

[Torquemada 1420]

My paternal Grandmother was French, from Normandy.

Same, but Brittany.

I have eaten many a baguette, so i have some affinity.

You are no generalissimo-mod until you've eaten sausage.

[Hal Jordan]

My paternal ancestors were Huguenots.

So fuck the French.

[SaintK]

Sure

here is the welcome meal

[laurent]

The cheese is a corsican delicacy

[Kawazaki]

The French are nearly as bad as the Chinese, they'll eat anything.

[Marylandolorian]

The French are nearly as bad as the Chinese, they'll eat anything.

It’s not as common as people think anymore. Good luck finding this “Casu marzu” ( meaning “rotten cheese”) anywhere but in Corsican stores.

[ASMO]

Same, but Brittany.

I have eaten many a baguette, so i have some affinity.

You are no generalissimo-mod until you've eaten sausage.

Will Toulouse do?

[SaintK]

The cheese is a corsican delicacy

Obviously unavailable the times I've been there
Thank God

[laurent]

The cheese is a corsican delicacy

Obviously unavailable the times I've been there
Thank God

I think it's only to make people think Asterix has historical basis

[Lobby]

The French are nearly as bad as the Chinese, they'll eat anything.

It’s not as common as people think anymore. Good luck finding this “Casu marzu” ( meaning “rotten cheese”) anywhere but in Corsican stores.

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, and is therefore Italian (I grant you that a similar variation is produced in Corsica, but the original is Sardinian). However, as the maggots remain in the intestine, leading to a condition called pseudomyiasis, which can cause significant medical symptoms, it’s banned across the EU. I’m not sure you’ll find it anywhere legally.

Maggots and cheese mites could be found in English cheeses in the eighteenth century, as this quote from Daniel Defoe shows:

"We pass'd Stilton, a town famous for cheese, which is call'd our English Parmesan, and is brought to table with the mites, or maggots round it, so thick, that they bring a spoon with them for you to eat the mites with, as you do the cheese."

Happily, our food safety standards have improved a bit since then.

[Marylandolorian]

The French are nearly as bad as the Chinese, they'll eat anything.

It’s not as common as people think anymore. Good luck finding this “Casu marzu” ( meaning “rotten cheese”) anywhere but in Corsican stores.

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, and is therefore Italian (I grant you that a similar variation is produced in Corsica, but the original is Sardinian). However, as the maggots remain in the intestine, leading to a condition called pseudomyiasis, which can cause significant medical symptoms, it’s banned across the EU. I’m not sure you’ll find it anywhere legally.

Maggots and cheese mites could be found in English cheeses in the eighteenth century, as this quote from Daniel Defoe shows:

"We pass'd Stilton, a town famous for cheese, which is call'd our English Parmesan, and is brought to table with the mites, or maggots round it, so thick, that they bring a spoon with them for you to eat the mites with, as you do the cheese."

Happily, our food safety standards have improved a bit since then.*

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

[Lobby]

It’s not as common as people think anymore. Good luck finding this “Casu marzu” ( meaning “rotten cheese”) anywhere but in Corsican stores.

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, and is therefore Italian (I grant you that a similar variation is produced in Corsica, but the original is Sardinian). However, as the maggots remain in the intestine, leading to a condition called pseudomyiasis, which can cause significant medical symptoms, it’s banned across the EU. I’m not sure you’ll find it anywhere legally.

Maggots and cheese mites could be found in English cheeses in the eighteenth century, as this quote from Daniel Defoe shows:

"We pass'd Stilton, a town famous for cheese, which is call'd our English Parmesan, and is brought to table with the mites, or maggots round it, so thick, that they bring a spoon with them for you to eat the mites with, as you do the cheese."

Happily, our food safety standards have improved a bit since then.*

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

[Torquemada 1420]

I have eaten many a baguette, so i have some affinity.

You are no generalissimo-mod until you've eaten sausage.

Will Toulouse do?

Only if wearing a Stetson and chaps.....

[Torquemada 1420]

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, and is therefore Italian (I grant you that a similar variation is produced in Corsica, but the original is Sardinian). However, as the maggots remain in the intestine, leading to a condition called pseudomyiasis, which can cause significant medical symptoms, it’s banned across the EU. I’m not sure you’ll find it anywhere legally.

Maggots and cheese mites could be found in English cheeses in the eighteenth century, as this quote from Daniel Defoe shows:

"We pass'd Stilton, a town famous for cheese, which is call'd our English Parmesan, and is brought to table with the mites, or maggots round it, so thick, that they bring a spoon with them for you to eat the mites with, as you do the cheese."

Happily, our food safety standards have improved a bit since then.*

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

Casu martzu is considered by Sardinian aficionados to be unsafe to eat when the maggots in the cheese have died.

Oh. That's alright then.

[TheFrog]

The cheese is a corsican delicacy

Plenty of proteins.

[TheFrog]

The French are nearly as bad as the Chinese, they'll eat anything.

This, from the people who invented the jelly

[Punter15]

The French are nearly as bad as the Chinese, they'll eat anything.

This, from the people who invented the jelly

You know it’s just Toga though, so you know, ignore it.

[GogLais]

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, and is therefore Italian (I grant you that a similar variation is produced in Corsica, but the original is Sardinian). However, as the maggots remain in the intestine, leading to a condition called pseudomyiasis, which can cause significant medical symptoms, it’s banned across the EU. I’m not sure you’ll find it anywhere legally.

Maggots and cheese mites could be found in English cheeses in the eighteenth century, as this quote from Daniel Defoe shows:

"We pass'd Stilton, a town famous for cheese, which is call'd our English Parmesan, and is brought to table with the mites, or maggots round it, so thick, that they bring a spoon with them for you to eat the mites with, as you do the cheese."

Happily, our food safety standards have improved a bit since then.*

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

Indeed. The thought of a living thing wriggling on my tongue isn't pleasant.

[TheFrog]

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese, and is therefore Italian (I grant you that a similar variation is produced in Corsica, but the original is Sardinian). However, as the maggots remain in the intestine, leading to a condition called pseudomyiasis, which can cause significant medical symptoms, it’s banned across the EU. I’m not sure you’ll find it anywhere legally.

Maggots and cheese mites could be found in English cheeses in the eighteenth century, as this quote from Daniel Defoe shows:

"We pass'd Stilton, a town famous for cheese, which is call'd our English Parmesan, and is brought to table with the mites, or maggots round it, so thick, that they bring a spoon with them for you to eat the mites with, as you do the cheese."

Happily, our food safety standards have improved a bit since then.*

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

My father is half Corsican and I remember him telling me about lunch at his grandmother's house, where, when the cheese was coming, he would move his plate as far away as possible from that of his grandmother because of the maggots crawling out of it.

[TheFrog]

Interesting analysis of the Wales - France game here.

[fishfoodie]

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

Indeed. The thought of a living thing wriggling on my tongue isn't pleasant.

Your Missus won't accept that as a reason !

[Torquemada 1420]

Where is the damned U20 game on BBC? Nothing on Beeb Sport or the iPlayer.

[Lobby]

Damn you, I had to google this infamy called the deadliest cheese in the world .
You are right about the origin, it’s based from the Italian pecorino, but the pic above is supposed to be from Corsica, so it’s a Casgiu merzu.

* yep, food safety is way better, but we lost a lot with our food taste and diversity.

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

My father is half Corsican and I remember him telling me about lunch at his grandmother's house, where, when the cheese was coming, he would move his plate as far away as possible from that of his grandmother because of the maggots crawling out of it.

My relative was staying with a family in Sardinia and it was presented to him as a special treat for an honoured guest, so he thought it would be rude to refuse, but it wasn’t one of his best culinary experiences while there.

[GogLais]

Where is the damned U20 game on BBC? Nothing on Beeb Sport or the iPlayer.

I'm not sure about where but when is Sunday.

[Lobby]

Where is the damned U20 game on BBC? Nothing on Beeb Sport or the iPlayer.

On Sunday

[Torquemada 1420]

Where is the damned U20 game on BBC? Nothing on Beeb Sport or the iPlayer.

I'm not sure about where but when is Sunday.

Sunday?! Since when is the U20 game played AFTER the main event? Thanks.

[GogLais]

Sorry about that. I remember being told about Casu marzu some 50 years ago by a relative who had tried it in Sardinia. He described it as an interesting experience, but not one he was in a hurry to repeat.

Indeed. The thought of a living thing wriggling on my tongue isn't pleasant.

Your Missus won't accept that as a reason !

I'm 72 1/2 I'll have you know.

[GogLais]

Where is the damned U20 game on BBC? Nothing on Beeb Sport or the iPlayer.

I'm not sure about where but when is Sunday.

Sunday?! Since when is the U20 game player AFTER the main event? Thanks.

Yeah, I was disappointed when I went on to S4C. Means I have to find something else to watch on the telly.

[Marylandolorian]

-U20 France / England live streaming on YouTube

[PCPhil]

You know, the more beers I consume during the day, the more I think……we can do this!

[Torquemada 1420]

You know, the more beers I consume during the day, the more I think……we can do this!

The more wine I drink, the more I believe you.

[Ymx]

So the formula is simple. France must win.

[petej]

I want France to win enough to get rid of Eddie.

[Ymx]

I want France to win enough to get rid of Eddie.

RWC is next year. So you are stuck. Like we are

[Ymx]

Sorry England, but the alternative is Ireland winning it.

[PCPhil]

It’s a fair point.

[Paddington Bear]

Just have a feeling…

[Slick]

Please no reds

[salanya]

Come on England


(a little bile just came up as I typed that - not sure how long I can commit to the above sentiment )

[Lobby]

Just have a feeling…

Nah, even if England can restrict France, it’s difficult to see where our points will come from; this is not a team to score tries against a Sean Edward’s trained defence.