I am Italian, my grandparents came from Sicily, but this is the first time I ever heard of this 'cheese'.
This stuff comes from Sardina, which is almost french.
I blame the frogs for this crap, after all, they are even dirtier than any country in Europe {they invented perfume and gravy because they and their food stunk so badly}.
You would have thought after the COVID pandemic and the Chinese chowing down on Bat Soyp people would realize that we are not meant to eat everything. This is a new pandemic in wAiting.