Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: [OT] American cheese

Stephen Fry admits that: "one of the most notable things about America 
is that cheese, generally, is appalling". Now, said by an Englishman, 
that's not really good news, is it?
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.
-- 
There are two kinds of Italians, those who work for Berlusconi and those 
who are about to.

 Enrico il Pentolaio.
Anch'io l'avevo notata questa cosa, e mi sono chiesto quindi se il formaggio 
nel RU č buono... :-) 

 not really good news, is it?
This used to be true and still is (true) for that processed cheese modeled
as "American" that is not cheese at all but rather some kind of artificial
cheese byproduct. There are now many artisan cheesemakers in the US and even
Errico Auricchio, grandson of the Gennaro Auricchio who founded the Italian
company by that name, is making cheese in Wisconson under the brand name
Belgioioso. It's not as good as that oily, wormy, old-sock provolone from
Italy my Dad used to hang in the cellar, but it's far from apalling. In any
case, do you think you could send over some of that Italian government
cheese and help us out?

 cheese and help us out?
Yes! Nobody makes cheese like the Italians do:
http://www.repubblica.it/2008/07/sezioni/cronaca/formaggi-truffa/rivolta-dipendenti/rivolta-dipendenti.html

 
http://www.repubblica.it/2008/07/sezioni/cronaca/formaggi-truffa/rivolta-dipendenti/rivolta-dipendenti.html
Yes? Cool! Contact me by email and I'll send you the shipping address. 

 cheese and help us out?
Italian government cheese? Do we have any?
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 Italian government cheese? Do we have any?
I'm sure you've eaten it, too.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_parmesan_for_the_poor

 Italian government cheese? Do we have any?
I'm sure you've eaten it, too.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_parmesan_for_the_poor

 Italian government cheese? Do we have any?
I'm sure you've eaten it, too.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_parmesan_for_the_poor

 nel RU è buono... :-) 
Ah ma allora sei andato ben oltre la prima puntata! Ora che ho finito di 
guardare l'intera serie, mi sono messo a leggere "The Lost Continent: 
Travels in Small-Town America" di Bill Bryson, decisamente più ispirato 
di "Notes from a big country", sempre dello stesso autore.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_parmesan_for_the_poor
«Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia has committed to buying 100,000 66-pound 
(30-kilogram) wheels each of Parmigiano Reggiano and the very similar 
Grana Padano cheese to donate to the needy.»
I'm not that needy, yet!
:-/
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 that's not really good news, is it?
I was hoping Joe would entertain us with some of his anecdotes about his 
stay in Italy. Joe, don't miss out on this!
:-D
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Some American cheeses are not bad.
There is a Cheddar cheese from New York State which is imported by a
distributor in Granville, Massachusetts, and aged for up to eighteen months.
It is a far cry from ordinary Cheddar cheese.
http://granville.stores.yahoo.net/
There are many American-manufactured cheeses with generic names such as
Gruyere, Gouda, etc., which compare favorably to their European cousins.
California, Vermont, and Wisconsin are famous for their cheeses.
All European cheeses are available in specialty stores, and in many large
supermarkets.
I always buy American-made Mozzarella, but Parmigiano and Romano cheeses are
always imported.
Steven Fry probably complains about American pasta and American wines, too.
I think he's just too dumb to know how to choose a good cheese, pasta, or
wine.
I serve only American-manufactured Barilla pasta, which is probably better
than the original Barilla Italian pasta, but I do sprinkle it liberally with
a blend of imported Parmigiano and Romano.
And accompanying my meal is always a glass of my ''vino locale", California
hearty Burgundy, which sells for $10 a gallon, and which compares favorably
with the "vino locale" I drank in Italy. I'm sure Steven Fry, wine and
cheese snob that he is, wouldn't approve of any my choices. But then again,
who the hell is Steven Fry?
Joe from Massachusetts
Joe from Massachusetts

 who the hell is Steven Fry?
Ok, this was just an excuse to tell you that I'm going to the University 
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign next year. Fresno was so sought-after 
that I didn't make it.
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 Enrico il Pentolaio.
In bocca al lupo !!! :-)