On a related note, what has always struck me about DOP laws is that “terroir” matters everywhere, and yet protectionism only happens in some places.
Also interesting is that “origin” is now protected for things that actually “originated” very far away - I’m thinking of tomatoes and chillies, specifically
Anyway. Food politics are fraught and complicated and there’s often murky stuff right under the top layer. Who’s allowed to change food? Who isn’t?
People like tasty food everywhere, and make necessary modifications to adapt. Let’s go with that.
I have the same issue with making myself not go to the store, except for me, it’s the farm stand in the summer. I want to go all the time. I want to buy all the things. And then I can’t cook them fast enough and they spoil. So I have to remind myself not to go until I have barely any produce in the house. And I have to remind myself to use what’s in my own garden, although it may be less pretty since they’re the pros. Seriously, just because I haven’t harvested it yet doesn’t mean I shouldn’t! The swiss chard isn’t getting any smaller while I ignore it.
Welp, I guess I know who I’m NOT giving my extra chard to. I’ve never been able to grow it successfully before. This year, it’s like something out of Sleeper.
