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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: Alpine mountain cheese awaits visitors at a stand at the International Green Week agricultural trade fair (Internationale Gruene Woche) on January 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The International Green Week is the world's largest agricultural trade fair and is open to the public from January 16-25. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: Alpine mountain cheese awaits visitors at a stand at the International Green Week agricultural trade fair (Internationale Gruene Woche) on January 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The International Green Week is the world's largest agricultural trade fair and is open to the public from January 16-25. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
April 26, 2017

While gouda and mozzarella are among some of the more popular cheeses, there’s another that stands out for its special ingredient: insects.

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Casu marzu, a cheese from Sardinia, grows live bugs. While there are natives who don’t mind eating the food as is, servers generally scrape off the critters or kill them by using a paper bag.

Even though cheese scientist Michael Tunick said “it’s not really legal” to sell it for health reasons, some partake in the delicacy despite the law.

Check out Business Insider’s video, featuring Tunick, to learn more.

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