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Re:Casu Martzu by wyager on Saturday June 19, 2021 @11:09AM (#27561115)
Probably desperation. Someone left a cheese around too long and didn’t have anything else to eat. Cheese itself is pretty gross as a concept, at least until you get enough experience cultivating the right kinds of fungus.
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Re:Casu Martzu by thaumasiotes on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:32PM (#27561942)
> Cheese itself is pretty gross as a concept, at least until you get enough experience cultivating the right kinds of fungus.

A basic cheese doesn't involve any fungus...?

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Re:Casu Martzu by C-x_C-f on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:50PM (#27562091)
Many cheeses contains fungi like Penicillium [1], think blue cheese etc.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillium

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Re:Casu Martzu by wyager on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:23PM (#27562967)
Huh you’re right, I guess the acidification is usually bacterial. Same story though.
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