Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul

[Ideologue]

Krugman used "oligarchs".    That's a protected name, I came up with it first.

[MadImmortalMan]

Krugman talks like he's not one of them.   

[Zoupa]

Well, it probably does matter for certain types of wine. It sure as fuck doesn't matter which hills sheep eat their grass on.

Sure it does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulet_de_Bresse

and I quote:

Famous non-French fans include molecular gastronomist Heston Blumenthal, who pronounced the Bresse chicken a clear winner in terms of taste and texture during controlled research for his BBC series In Search Of Perfection.

[Zoupa]

About the EU naming laws or whatever they're called: it's not only about a certain list of ingredients and a specific method of preparation, it's also about a certain location where the food is grown.

Champagne grapes come from Champagne. You can grow Champagne grapes in a lot of places, but they won't have had their roots in the soil of Champagne. I can start producing something resembling Roquefort in my basement from canadian sheep, but they won't have grazed the hills of Aveyron.

It's the soil that matters.

Haha you dumb sucker.

Haha go eat your Burger King, fatty.

[Zoupa]

It's just the old protect inefficient industries thing so beloved of underperforming countries like France.

The world would be a poorer, blander place without our food and techniques. I don't expect scandis to get it though. LOL WANT SUM POTATOES WITH HERRING???

[Neil]

Sure it does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulet_de_Bresse

and I quote:

Famous non-French fans include molecular gastronomist Heston Blumenthal, who pronounced the Bresse chicken a clear winner in terms of taste and texture during controlled research for his BBC series In Search Of Perfection.

See?  Foodie cunts who don't deserve the protection of government.

[Neil]

The world would be a poorer, blander place without our food and techniques.

Maybe that's true, but that has no bearing on the discussion at hand.  Noone is suggesting that French cooking be banned.

[garbon]

Krugman talks like he's not one of them.  

He's also acting as though the reaction thus far has been exceptional - also weren't people complaining just a week or ago or so that no one was talking about these 'important' protests?

[Richard Hakluyt]

I'm in favour of clear labelling, so that people know what they are buying before they get home and realise they have an inferior product on their hands. They don't always get it quite right, I'd be happy if foreign feta was called "German Feta" or whatever..........incidentally German and Danish feta are both greatly inferior to Greek Feta................but the general thrust of the EU policy is correct in this area.

[garbon]

I think there may also be mistake that the "authentic" version is necessarily the best.

[Zoupa]

I think there may also be mistake that the "authentic" version is necessarily the best.

The best in what?

[garbon]

In October 2008 the Association of Lebanese Industrialists petitioned to the Lebanese ministry of Economy to request protected status from the European Commission for hummus as a uniquely Lebanese food, similar to the Protected Geographical Status rights held over regional food items by various European Union countries. Fadi Abboud (president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association), stated that "Israelis have usurped several Lebanese and oriental products". According to Abboud, Lebanon exported the first hummus dish in 1959. As a response, food critic Janna Gur wrote: "The success of certain brands of Israeli hummus abroad may have been what brought about Abboud's anger", leading him to claim that Israel has been "stealing" their country's national dishes, like hummus, falafel, tabbouleh and baba ghanouj. In response, Shooky Galili, an Israeli journalist specialising in food who writes a blog dedicated to hummus, said that "trying to make a copyright claim over hummus is like claiming for the rights to bread or wine. [...] Hummus is a centuries old Arab dish—nobody owns it, it belongs to the region."  As of late 2009, the Lebanese Industrialists Association was still "preparing documents and proof" to support its claim.

[Zoupa]

ok?

[garbon]

Not related to your question.

[Zoupa]

oh 

Well, my point was you can't legislate taste, but you can ensure proper labeling.