Tautological crisps

Above is the advert for the widely promoted new range of Walkers crisps, with flavours picked out by members of the public. Crispy Duck and Hoisin is the nicest.

Personally, I have something of a conceptual issue with the Fish and Chips flavour. What do chips taste like? Potatoes. And what do crisps taste like? Ditto.

Therefore, Fish and Chips should really just be called Fish.

Playing with food. And a coronary bypass

Having just written about a cheese deliberately infested with maggots, I didn't expect to find something even more gross barely days later.

Thanks to a workmate, here is the thisiswhyyourefat website.

Casu Marzu

Casu marzu is a new discovery of mine. I say discovery, but it is more that I have become aware of its existence - you won't see it in Tesco, because even in the country of its origin it is illegal.

The cheese is made by introducing a particular kind of fly to a block of pecorino. The fly hatches its larvae into the cheese, who hatch, then start to munch their way through their new home. As they eat, they secrete a digestive enzyme and break down the cheese even further, giving a creamy, if wriggly texture.

Wikipedia explain more, in alarming detail, here. I myself am writing about casu marzu because now I know about it, I find it very difficult to forget. Share the cheese, share the pain.

Here, Antonio Carluccio tries it for himself. Yes - the cheese does squirm.