(01-19-2015, 03:22 PM)Illira Wrote: I'm being reminded now of when I once covered pancakes with parmesan cheese by accident... I'd thought it was powdered sugar and kept putting more on because I was so confused by why it didn't look right.That's...
That's not Parmesan cheese. That powdered crap is like... I don't even know what it is, but it ain't Parmigiano-Reggiano.
I'm kind of resentful that the FDA has allowed sellers to outright lie to consumers about stuff like that. It's really weird. Same thing with Champagne (which, in other parts of the world, is only made in Champagne but, again, the FDA lets sellers lie to consumers). They're basically selling you imitation crap that has only the slightest of relation to the real thing.
Real Parmigiano-Reggiano is so far and away superior to the fake, powdered crap that it's utterly criminal that people associate the name with it. It can be a bit expensive and you might have to order it online but, gods damn it, the real stuff is INCREDIBLY SUPERIOR.
Figured I may as well rant about this since the thread is ranty anyway.
