Tag Archive | Parmesan
www.saveacheese.com
I’ve never been to Wales, and I’ve certainly never met John Savage-Onstwedder of Teifi Farmhouse Cheese, but I like him. He’s one of a few cheesemakers worldwide who have started campaigns to help relieve the pressure on Italian cheesemakers since the devastating earthquake earlier this year. The Save A Cheese campaign is being led by […]
Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region
WitR EDITOR: One online report quotes officials saying the strong earthquake destroyed “many warehouses as well as thousands of tonnes” of Parmesan and Grana Padano, said Stefano Berni, head of a consortium that protects the Grana Padano designation. An initial estimate of 250 million euros ($324 million) is “very conservative,” Mr Berni said, adding that […]
Name Games: Parmesan.com Launches in Defense of the One True Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
As I mentioned on March 25th via Time Magazine, Italian makers of “real” Parmesan, or Parmigiano Reggiano are waging a battle to restrict use of the name to the real deal, as made in Parma and surrounding regions in Italy. They’ve launched http://www.parmesan.com/ to further support their claim to the One True Parmesan. Press Release: […]
Will others swallow new E.U. food rules? Is this the end of “Parmesan”? – TIME
Ever-increasing globalization is creating conflict, and creating opportunity for food “brands” large and small. It’s probably most apparent, though perhaps not to Joe Average Consumer, in the case of wines and protected origins with everything from Champagne to Tokaj protecting their “brands”. But this case is big. Really big. Sure, Champagne one the right to […]
