I fucking detest geographic indicators. How is parmesan from northern Italy meaningfully different from parmesan made in Victoria? I hope that point doesn’t get compromised on.
Australia and EU on verge of striking free trade deal long stalled by beef, parmesan and prosecco
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Valnerion@sh.itjust.works to australia@aussie.zone
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Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
wieson@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
What are the ingredients? The cattle breeds of Emilia Romana, the grass that grows there and the water.
I would gladly try aged cheese from Victoria. Called it “Grand Victorious” or “Old Swan Stater” or whatever you like.
But it’s not parmigiano reggiano.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
But it’s not parmigiano reggiano
Yes, it is. Some dumb fuck ultra conservative European laws don’t change that. Australian law doesn’t currently protect the name, and I can go out right now and buy parmesan cheese that wasn’t made in Italy.
The law changing would make it illegal to keep doing that, but it wouldn’t change reality. Reality being that the type of cheese they sell today is the same as the type of cheese they’re selling in the future.
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
We can make it from all those things here in Australia. I am quite happy to make the requirements for the name just as strict as in Europe, as long as it isn’t an arbitrary geographic decision.
Geobloke@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Would cheddar made in Parma be parma cheese? Would any other type of cheese have to specify that it isn’t parmesan?
Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
To be fair if I bought a product advertised as “Australian made” I would expect it to be made in fuckin aus. The fact that they have their own special word for it is irrelevant to me. Most of the time the word for the thing is just the name of the place it’s from too. Not really their fault if the product gains more notoriety than the place.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
The problem is when the region is the name of the product. That shouldn’t be allowed. Using words like “made in” should absolutely be protected and required to be honest, because anything else is dishonest marketing. But parmesan is a type of cheese, and the fact that it’s named after a region in Italy doesn’t change the fact that you can make exactly the same type of cheese in Victoria.
oneser@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
While I wholly understand that free trade is a good thing, I can’t help but notice the immense amount of CO2 needed to produce and ship a bunch of beef from Australia to the EU and vice versa.
Also, this is probably in part an attempt to secure non-US/Russian gas supplies long term.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
And the EU wants a a rare earth supplier other than China
Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I’m very much an eu fanboy and love this. I’m so sad that my dual citizenship with the UK no longer gets me EU status. I hope EU people love Australia too, though I do know of that one French Lemmy cooker who hates us with a firey passion God bless him. Fighting the good fight mate!
hanrahan@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
As an Aussie i wish that we were closer and were invited to join in the EU itself.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
No fucking way would the general public go for it though
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Lots of good things about Europe, but I doubt there would be enough benefit of us joining the EU. I think we can further relations with them without being in the EU.
No1@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Yo!
Chuck in some French Subs and you got yourself a deal!