France bans the use of the word 'sausage' for veggies
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S11Steve said:
I was more surprised to learn that France had veggies and/or vegans.
My ex was vegetarian and on a long weekend in France she survived solely on cheese sandwiches. Everything had meat, even a vegetable pizza had pepperoni on it, but they did offer to pick it off after it had been cooked....
I remember 10+ years ago a rural french restaurant we were in suggesting to my ex their ham salad as the veggie option on the grounds that the ham was only very thin and it didn't have any sauce or anything so it wasn't really a meat dish. My ex was vegetarian and on a long weekend in France she survived solely on cheese sandwiches. Everything had meat, even a vegetable pizza had pepperoni on it, but they did offer to pick it off after it had been cooked....
Ali G said:
So much localised geo-specific naming 'as defined by' localised geo-specific naming in a free trade zone!
Wow - almost as if there some form of protectionism in the Common Agricultural Policy!
There is a lot of protectionism in the CAP, but this isn't a good example of it. If I buy a bottle of Champagne, I'm going to be annoyed if it turns out it's actually from Austria. Where a product's name gives a consumer the reasonable expectation that the product originates from a particular location I don't see a problem with having rules that help those expectations to be met. Wow - almost as if there some form of protectionism in the Common Agricultural Policy!
ATG said:
Ali G said:
So much localised geo-specific naming 'as defined by' localised geo-specific naming in a free trade zone!
Wow - almost as if there some form of protectionism in the Common Agricultural Policy!
There is a lot of protectionism in the CAP, but this isn't a good example of it. If I buy a bottle of Champagne, I'm going to be annoyed if it turns out it's actually from Austria. Where a product's name gives a consumer the reasonable expectation that the product originates from a particular location I don't see a problem with having rules that help those expectations to be met. Wow - almost as if there some form of protectionism in the Common Agricultural Policy!
Shame that French fizzy white is so much worse than others!
Enjoy your prejudice!
Frank7 said:
sunbeam alpine said:
It's OK - they never used the word "sausage" much anyway.
If they'd banned the word "saucisse" however.....
There are two words in French for sausage, saucisse, a feminine noun, (stop that giggling), for the sausages that we are are used to eating at breakfast, and saucisson, a masculine noun, for the smoked, or salami type sausage.If they'd banned the word "saucisse" however.....
I’m not keen on salami, but don’t ban saucisse.
ATG said:
Ali G said:
Oh dear...
Shame that French fizzy white is so much worse than others!
Enjoy your prejudice!
It's neither better nor worse; it's different. It has nothing to do with prejudice.Shame that French fizzy white is so much worse than others!
Enjoy your prejudice!
For my own part, I am something of a snob, albeit a poor one, but not so much of one that I refuse a taste of Prosecco on principal. However, I have yet to try one that I found equal never mind superior to a Champagne of reasonable quality.
I do on the other hand find it perfectly acceptable that others may prefer their Prosecco.
The same may be said for Madeira and port. They may be similar, but they are different. I prefer port, but would not refuse a good Madeira when offered.
As for the main news; Vive la France!
Goaty Bill 2 said:
ATG said:
Ali G said:
Oh dear...
Shame that French fizzy white is so much worse than others!
Enjoy your prejudice!
It's neither better nor worse; it's different. It has nothing to do with prejudice.Shame that French fizzy white is so much worse than others!
Enjoy your prejudice!
For my own part, I am something of a snob, albeit a poor one, but not so much of one that I refuse a taste of Prosecco on principal. However, I have yet to try one that I found equal never mind superior to a Champagne of reasonable quality.
I do on the other hand find it perfectly acceptable that others may prefer their Prosecco.
The same may be said for Madeira and port. They may be similar, but they are different. I prefer port, but would not refuse a good Madeira when offered.
As for the main news; Vive la France!
gothatway said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Any food that has historical roots in a particular area can be protected, and many foods of UK origin are, too. Melton Mowbray pork pies? Stilton? Jersey Royals? Cornish pasties? Scotch whisky? All protected. Plenty of others, too.
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