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Apparently the burrito (or is it a canoli?) was invented 12 years ago: http://www.google.com/patents?id=YlkIAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&source=gbs_overview_r&cad

• tsahyt 14y ago
  Don't worry. The EU recently standardized Pizza Napoletana[1]. Among some of the regulations are: * The flour used has to have a deformation energy between 220W and 380W * The dough has a pH-value of 5.87 and a density of 0.79g/cm³ * The salt has to be applied with a spiral motion on top of the tomatoes * The olive oil has to be applied with a spiral motion as well, totalling at 4-5g of oil with an allowed error of 20% * The baking time is 60-90 seconds. The dough has to reach 60-65°C That's not just a patent. This is a legal ordinance. This is law. This is taxpayers money at work! EDIT: edit for formatting and source [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=0J:L:2010:034:0007:0016:DE:PDF http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=0J:L:2... (German)
  • DanBC 14y ago
    I'm not sure what your point is. TSGs exist and are useful, as are PDOs etc. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indications_and_traditional_specialities_(EU) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indications_and_tr...) (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:034:0007:0016:EN:PDF http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2...) (English).
  • lurker14 14y ago
    So? It's a truth in advertising legislation. It's why you can't buy a piece of toast in a box labelled Pizza Napoletana, or (for HN) a Galaxy SIII in a gox labelled "iPhone 5"