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...your item on the efforts of some countries to protect the trade names of regional foods [NOTEBOOK, Aug. 11]: The issue is not protectionism but food quality and the years of experience that produce masterpieces like Parma ham and Parmesan cheese. I cannot expect to find an appreciation of food culture in a country whose biggest contribution to cuisine is the Big Mac, but Americans should understand why our food is so region-specific. Parmesan cheese owes its unique taste to conditions found only around Parma, Italy, and to the grass that is eaten by local cows. Americans will never...
...inspection. If enough restaurants sign up, the results will be published by mid-2004 in a guide to certified restaurants. Finally, Trombetta begins writing his report. Benedetto has passed, with the condition that he fix one "minor nonconformity." He lacks sufficient evidence to prove that his salami, pork and ham are really Italian. Once he supplies this, he will receive his certificate - the same conditional approval received by about 60% of the 40 restaurants that have so far been assessed. Almost all have since complied and won the plaque. Only five or six have backed out. None has failed outright...
...government did issue alerts and call staffers back to swamped emergency rooms, but that was 10 days into the heat wave. Raffarin has personally drawn fire for refusing to return from an alpine vacation until Aug. 14 - the day before temperatures began to cool. He has since made a ham-handed attempt to deflect criticism by blaming understaffed hospitals on the 35-hour workweek passed by the previous government - and then scolding detractors for politicizing the tragedy. But at least Raffarin bothered to address the issue; Chirac said nothing until his solemn but less-than-contrite appearance late last week...
...PARMA HAM A Canadian company has secured rights to the name, forcing Italian exporters to call the meat something else in Canada; Italy wants this changed presto...
...initial clue came three days into my stay, during my first lunch break from work. The secretary kindly told me that various sandwich shops surrounded the office building, so I embarked on an important quest to find something to eat. After wandering for about 15 minutes, and encountering only ham, ham and cheese and tuna fish sandwiches (none of which I eat), I returned to the office building with an empty stomach. But before I entered, something caught my eye—the Starbucks directly across the street. Never did I think I would so happy to see a Starbucks...