woolybanana Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The Figaro article below picks out a number of food items which one imagines might be French or made in France from French ingredients or similarlyq from French regions, but which might well not be. A prime example is camembert where a single word makes all the difference, similarly some hams and mustard.I was surprised by some of them.Just another example of how careful one has to be if one wants to eat quality food:http://madame.lefigaro.fr/cuisine/moutarde-de-dijon-champignons-de-paris-camembert-faux-produits-du-terroir-200218-147290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Nothing new really.WhiskyWhiskeyCheddar CheeseStilton Cheese - actually this is controlled but none of it comes from Stilton or even the county where Stilton is situated.etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yes, agreed, Andy, but for a country which makes so much of ‘produits terroirs’ it seems a bit careless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 [quote user="woolybanana"]Just another example of how careful one has to be if one wants to eat quality food:http://madame.lefigaro.fr/cuisine/moutarde-de-dijon-champignons-de-paris-camembert-faux-produits-du-terroir-200218-147290[/quote]Wooly's suddenly turned into Queen Elizabeth. [:)] No one has said anything about quality, it's about origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 "Stilton Cheese - actually this is controlled but none of it comes from Stilton or even the county where Stilton is situated"Stilton cheese or more accurately Blue Stilton was never made at or in the village of Stilton.It was originally sold from a coaching inn at the village of Stilton on the Great North Road near Huntingdon because the innkeeper negotiated exclusive marketing rights for the cheese, which was then made in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire - and that's how it got it's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard51 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 To be fair to the lad, Stilton is a quality product.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilton_cheeseBTW the factory that was in Hartington is now being turned into a housing estate but the cheese shop, next to the duck pond, still exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 At least I have visited a moutarderie in Beaune, which is not that far from Dijon. And my neighbour brought me some Creme de Cassis from a factoriy visit in Dijon, and my was that GOOD! nothing like I have bought, even paying more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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