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then try the real buffalo mozzarella and any other copy you find elsewhere. I am from Naples and I have lived about half of my life in other countries, and in e

then try the real buffalo mozzarella and any other copy you find elsewhere. I am from Naples and I have lived about half of my life in other countries, and in each country I have tried to find a decent local substitute of mozzarella: I couldn't. Maybe it's a secret technique, maybe it's the air, who knows, but the fact remains that the only real mozzarella comes from there.

quesera 5y ago
I agree and I sympathize, but ... Your preferences and your conditioning bias you to believe that there is only one correct interpretation. It is your favorite, and you can justify that by believing that it is the original and the only proper version. You miss that product when you are away from home. I feel the same way about some local foods that I grew up with, but I don't support Global Trade Law that would prevent someone else from trying to reproduce (or interpret) the food in question without being required to invent a new name for it. I think a more equitable (and workable) approach to this problem is to establish organizations whose members a) create defensible trademarks, b) accept memberships from producers who meet quality/regionality/whatever standards, c) promote this differentiation in the market. I understand that "Champagne" means something special to residents (and economic development groups!) in that region of France. But to the vast bulk of the world, "champagne" is just a product and usually a pretty crappy one. Buffalo wings, and buffalo mozzarella. Two great tastes that taste great together. You might not think this is an even exchange, but many will disagree, and it's entirely subjective anyway. So I say "Thank you and you're welcome!" :)
- dariosalvi78 5y ago
  My comment was related to the fact that there actually is "something", call it terroir, call it local knowledge or whatever that makes those products different, no matter how hard you try to reproduce them outside (and no, it's not nostalgia, people I know who are not even Italian have the same opinion). For what regards the rule, the main reason it exists is to protect local businesses I think. Many of these productions are local and small. If someone big from US or China comes with a product of the same name the industry where the product was created is lost forever.

quesera 5y ago

I agree and I sympathize, but ... Your preferences and your conditioning bias you to believe that there is only one correct interpretation. It is your favorite, and you can justify that by believing that it is the original and the only proper version. You miss that product when you are away from home. I feel the same way about some local foods that I grew up with, but I don't support Global Trade Law that would prevent someone else from trying to reproduce (or interpret) the food in question without being required to invent a new name for it. I think a more equitable (and workable) approach to this problem is to establish organizations whose members a) create defensible trademarks, b) accept memberships from producers who meet quality/regionality/whatever standards, c) promote this differentiation in the market. I understand that "Champagne" means something special to residents (and economic development groups!) in that region of France. But to the vast bulk of the world, "champagne" is just a product and usually a pretty crappy one. Buffalo wings, and buffalo mozzarella. Two great tastes that taste great together. You might not think this is an even exchange, but many will disagree, and it's entirely subjective anyway. So I say "Thank you and you're welcome!" :)

dariosalvi78 5y ago
My comment was related to the fact that there actually is "something", call it terroir, call it local knowledge or whatever that makes those products different, no matter how hard you try to reproduce them outside (and no, it's not nostalgia, people I know who are not even Italian have the same opinion). For what regards the rule, the main reason it exists is to protect local businesses I think. Many of these productions are local and small. If someone big from US or China comes with a product of the same name the industry where the product was created is lost forever.