Would You Eat Cheese Infused with Ants?

Oddity Central tells us about Estância Silvânia, a cheese factory outside of São Paulo, Brazil. Camila Almeida developed a cheese that she calls "Taiada Silvania." This recipe adds to the mixture toasted Içá leafcutter ants, which are a local food staple. One food critic calls this novel cheese "Brazilian caviar." It flavor has "notes of almonds and chestnuts, a slight fennel flavor, and the unmistakable crunch of ants."

Estância Silvânia created the cheese to enter into the 2021 Mondial du Fromage  et de Produits Laitiers in Tours, France. It won the bronze medal in this international cheese competition and has attracted an international appeal.