You understand that this whole discussion started with somebody saying “wouldn’t it be cool if these labels were solely based on quality instead of location”?
Yes, we all know that it’s a brand name, and they can do whatever they want with it. We are talking about how that maybe shouldn’t be the case. Do you understand that? What value do you bring to the discussion by saying “but they’re allowed to!!!1!1!”?
If the location has an effect on quality, it is measurable purely by quality without taking location into account. If you need to know the location because it’s not measurable, it shouldn’t be taken into account.
No, you can’t make Parmigiano Reggiano outside of the area of, drum roll, Parma or Reggio (with a few convenient exception)! I mean it’s not hard to understand that if it’s got the location in the name, then the location is part of the product! If you change the product, then it may be as good as you want, even better, but it’s not the same product, so you have to use a different name, that’s all!
Especially since, unlike for example Champagne, Parmigiano Reggiano is, again, a fucking brand name, you can’t brand watches as Rolex without Rolex coming to tear you a new one!
You can make Grana wherever you want! Go Grana your heart out! But I used to work in the dairy industry, and let me tell you, location makes A LOT of difference, there are a shitload of Italians in the US for example, but they have a lot of difficulties replicating what they used to make in Italy, there’s got to be a reason, right?
You understand that this whole discussion started with somebody saying “wouldn’t it be cool if these labels were solely based on quality instead of location”?
Yes, we all know that it’s a brand name, and they can do whatever they want with it. We are talking about how that maybe shouldn’t be the case. Do you understand that? What value do you bring to the discussion by saying “but they’re allowed to!!!1!1!”?
If the location has an effect on quality, it is measurable purely by quality without taking location into account. If you need to know the location because it’s not measurable, it shouldn’t be taken into account.
No, you can’t make Parmigiano Reggiano outside of the area of, drum roll, Parma or Reggio (with a few convenient exception)! I mean it’s not hard to understand that if it’s got the location in the name, then the location is part of the product! If you change the product, then it may be as good as you want, even better, but it’s not the same product, so you have to use a different name, that’s all!
Especially since, unlike for example Champagne, Parmigiano Reggiano is, again, a fucking brand name, you can’t brand watches as Rolex without Rolex coming to tear you a new one!
You can make Grana wherever you want! Go Grana your heart out! But I used to work in the dairy industry, and let me tell you, location makes A LOT of difference, there are a shitload of Italians in the US for example, but they have a lot of difficulties replicating what they used to make in Italy, there’s got to be a reason, right?