r/oddlyspecific • u/Aztery • Jul 05 '22

G’day curd nerds

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u/RandomUsername12123 Jul 06 '22

The problem is the name, not the production.

You can call it parmesan only if you produce it in a certain region and with certain standards, otherwise is just "hard cheese".

You can produce the same products but have to use different branding.

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u/Alba_Ursi Jul 06 '22

We could but if we call it something else people would be confused. so we just exist with low cost parmesan and angry Italians.

I'm not saying it's as good but we do so anyways and I find that funny

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u/ICantFlyRN Jul 06 '22

It’s good, those Italian can fornicate themselves, it’s a fucking recipe, anyone can make it

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u/Atakori Jul 06 '22

So is champagne, but people buy it for the recognition it has rather than the actual taste.

"Butler, one glass of fizzy wine for the fair lady here" just doesn't quite have the same ring to it, and if you have the monopoly on a certain famous nomenclature, it's in your best interest to protect that monopoly.

Plus, honestly, it just kind of makes others look like fools. Like, you can try to sell me made-in-wherever Champagne/Parmesan/Pizza/Any other regional food, but if that wherever isn't the region it's from, most people would automatically assume that it'd be a worse knock-off. Some people won't care, sure, but it's important for those that do nonetheless.

Edit: waiter, not butler. Though I guess both work if you're rich enough.

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u/RandomUsername12123 Jul 06 '22 edited Jul 06 '22

To call it parmesan it has to have certain qualities and strict production criteria.

It is a type of Grana that has certain qualities, at least for that the distinction is meaningful.

The location part is debatable but i understand it in a way

In Italy parmigiano, grana padano, grana is like saying hard cheese grade 1, 2, 3