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Australia and EU on verge of striking free trade deal long stalled by beef, parmesan and prosecco (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If they think their ingredients are so much superior than the same product made elsewhere, they should be fine with calling it "parmesan from Parma". As it is, in places that respect this form of intellectual property, they're essentially given a state-backed artificial monopoly that props them up more than their product can earn on its own merits.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    TFW Parma, Champagne are places

    Soon you'll say Scotch Whisky can be made in Adelaide.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Whisky is a fantastic example of exactly what I'm talking about. Nobody has a regional claim preventing you making whisky wherever you want. Scotch whisky uses Scotch as an adjective telling you it's the type of whisky made in Scotland.

    If the town of Parma didn't want people calling their cheese parmesan, they shouldn't have named it using their town name as the noun for the whole style of cheese.

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