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Just call it parmesan and don’t be an asshole, how about that?

It would ne reaaally weird to me to call it parmesan... I'm italian.

And fuck you, asshole, and don't tell me what I can do.

Parmesan is generic. Parmesan : Parmigiano Reggiano = sparkling wine : Champagne.

Parmesan is just French and English for parmigiano, in the EU both names are protected. The generic equivalent would be hard granular/grating cheese.

Yep, but here in the US if you ask a store clerk for parmesan you'll often end up with this, which is not protected other than by the plastic bottle it comes in: https://kraftnaturalcheese.com/product/grated-cheese/parmesa...

Same stuff, different sticker price. Thanks Europe.