Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by cinntaile on Saturday August 15, 2020 @10:56AM
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How about Texan Ibérico? Then it's still clear where the product was made while also describing what it's supposed to be similar to.
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Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by masklinn on Saturday August 15, 2020 @11:12AM
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Words have meaning, and "Texan Ibérico" (or "tejano ibérico")… doesn't really make any sense?
Plus the original suggestion does make it clear what it's supposed to be similar to: normal texan ham would be called "ham".
Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by wenc on Saturday August 15, 2020 @11:57AM
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Ibérico in this case doesn't refer to the place of origin (Iberia) but the type of pig (Black Iberian).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam%C3%B3n
Non-Ibérico ham is usually called "jamón serrano".
So logically, ham made in Texas from Black Iberian pigs could be called Texan Iberico. But I like the ring of "jamón tejano" -- I would certainly buy that! (Texas has a positive halo effect when it comes to meat products)
Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by cinntaile on Saturday August 15, 2020 @11:43AM
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Well to me it would mean Ibérico ham not produced in Spain but in Texas using a very similar method, what about it doesn't make sense? It's also not really different from what's mentioned in the article where they say: "It will be marketed as jamón ibérico armericano or Ibericus meat."
Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by Beldin on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:36PM
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> Ibérico ham not produced in Spain but in Texas using a very similar method, what about it doesn't make sense?
That is not from the Iberian peninsula. This is like having a sticker "intel" on a computer when there is no intel inside, but an equivalent AMD chip.
For people whose geography / chip knowledge is low, the difference may seem superficial. Doesn't mean the advertising is correct though.