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Parmiagiano and Financialisation: Cheese as Gold for the Gold of Cheese

5 points · 11 comments · paimapi

_ZeD_ · 1790823943 · focus · HN ↗
Don't know if it is fat-finger, malice, trademarks, or pure ignorance... but it's _parmigiano_ ; not parmagiano nor parmiagiano
1. grebc · 1790842626 · focus · HN ↗
  Just call it parmesan and don’t be an asshole, how about that?
  1. gruntled-worker · 1790845607 · focus · HN ↗
    Parmesan is generic. Parmesan : Parmigiano Reggiano = sparkling wine : Champagne.
    grebc · 1790846844 · focus · HN ↗
    Same stuff, different sticker price. Thanks Europe.
    andreareina · 1790870994 · focus · HN ↗
    Parmesan is just French and English for parmigiano, in the EU both names are protected. The generic equivalent would be hard granular/grating cheese.
    gruntled-worker · 1790886808 · focus · HN ↗
    Yep, but here in the US if you ask a store clerk for parmesan you'll often end up with this, which is not protected other than by the plastic bottle it comes in: <a href="https://kraftnaturalcheese.com/product/grated-cheese/parmesan/" rel="nofollow">https://kraftnaturalcheese.com/product/grated-cheese/parmesa...

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