Parmigiano Reggiano makers embedding tiny trackers in rind to fight cheese fraud

Re:Parmigiano Reggiano makers embedding tiny trackers in rin... by heartbreak on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @05:33PM (#31427958)

Where are you buying your Wisconsin cheese for that much? I’m in the southeast and at Publix I can buy a wedge of Wisconsin Parmesan for half the price of the Italian Parmesan.

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Re:Parmigiano Reggiano makers embedding tiny trackers in rin... by AdmiralAsshat on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @05:46PM (#31428068)

Just using the brand in question:

https://www.target.com/p/sartori-sarvecchio-parmesan-cheese-...

https://www.wisconsincheesemart.com/products/parmesan-sarvec...

The price is about $7, but you'll notice it's only about 1/3 of a pound, so the per-pound price is $20-21. Which, again, tracks with what I've been saying. The only difference is you might be forced to buy a pound of the real stuff when you get a wedge of Parmigiano Reggiano, so there's a bigger upfront cost, but you'll definitely go through the stuff. It's delicious grated, it's delicious on its own, and it freezes well.

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Re:Parmigiano Reggiano makers embedding tiny trackers in rin... by brewdad on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @06:08PM (#31428234)

I just checked. The real stuff from my local Costco cost me $13.99/lb. At that price, there's no good reason for me to buy anything else.

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Re:Parmigiano Reggiano makers embedding tiny trackers in rin... by karmicthreat on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:42PM (#31428960)

I swear the buyers at Costco must be living their best life.

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Re:Parmigiano Reggiano makers embedding tiny trackers in rin... by woobar on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @08:51PM (#31429408)

Indeed. I've learned about the fake Gruyère from this thread. Why bother when the real thing is not that expensive?

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