Monday 26 January 2009

A gazillion times worse than any boar carcass

ever.

i'm not a very squeamish person, but maggots are one of the few things that really gross me out.

5 comments:

Douglas said...

Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed,[5][8] diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping into their eyes.[3]

AND THAT ISN'T EVEN THE WORST THING ABOUT IT/THEM!

I take it you're not having some for dinner?

jeff said...

i found the bit about the maggots jumping out of the cheese and making a "pitter-patter" noise against a paper bag equally foul. sort of like the anti-popcorn.

Douglas said...

the trying to burrow through my internal organs and bloody diarrhea part was sort of on the unpleasant side, too.

also, the thing is, the rice/maggots scene in the lost boys put me off rice for years.

jeff said...

i think i was subconciously downplaying the maggot shit side of things. Thanks for bringing it up though.

Douglas said...

Anyway, it's all pretty gross. I had a hard time eating feta with my spinach and couscous, even though it was largely (entirely, I think) maggot-free. And why doesn't wikipedia tell us whether or not it tastes any good?