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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)
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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters::Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.

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[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's not Parmigiana-Reggiano if it doesn't come from the Parmigiana-Reggiano region of France. Everything else is just sparkling cheese.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's Italian. Parma and Reggio are two Italian cities.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That doesn't sound right. Are you sure it's not just all Italian France?

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am Italian and am pretty sure.

https://www.parmigianoreggiano.com/

Even though somehow more people agree with you than with me, proving the point that it's important to defend the trademark.

[-] Haywire@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

How would we know you are really Italian without scanning your microchip?

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You're not crazy, I was just fucking around. People aren't agreeing with me, they recognize I'm joking, and they are probably downvoting you because you responded as though I was being serious.

There's an old reference that Champagne isn't Champagne unless it comes from the Champagne region of France. Otherwise it's sparkling wine. It's become a meme (although the joke predates the popular use of the term "meme") to say X isn't X unless yadda yadda sparkling Y. I left the bit about it being from France because I thought it would be funny to be confidently incorrect about that, like all of Europe is French.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

I really didn't know how much Italian cheese is known abroad. Usually the French specialties are more famous.

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