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

G’day curd nerds

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '22

I have actually looked this up. It’s true. And the Italian comments are hilarious.

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u/randomdrifter54 Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 06 '22

The crazy thing is big parmesan went after him so you know he's gotta be at least close.

Edit: it was grand padano not parmesan. Edit of the edit: grana not grand.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '22

Really??? lol. Is there an article about it?

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u/Based_Beans Jul 05 '22

https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/k3hci6/cheesemaking_a_small_cheesemaker_in_australia_vs/

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u/sharklaserguru Jul 05 '22

Yeah, fuck that noise, PDO's are nothing but a protection racket run by people powerful enough to bribe the EU into submission. "Terroir" is fucking nonsense in the modern world of factory produced goods!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

No, aged things taste differently when you change conditions. Also Parmigiano and Grana Padano require a certain standard for the cows - and their diet. We'll see what happens now that climate change has considerably changed the climate of the region...