What products deserve protected geographical status?

[RandomAnthony]

I had vaguely heard of protected geographical status for products but this Cornish pasty thing caught my attention:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-sty...

So I did a little more research and found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protecte...

What do you think? What products deserve protected geographical status?

[~Geektastic~]

The only one I knew of before this was Champagne, so I'm not sure how I feel about this. I can understand wanting to protect your product, but it seems like a lot of effort.

[janine]

Instead of feta I've had to start buying 'white cheese'. I think it's good the traditional product will be protected, as long as I can still buy the cheap alternative.

[Jammies]

Hey, I'm all for it--the lousy French keep anyone else from using the word "champagne" so they can just not be allowed to say their cheese is feta. :p

[Félix]

Don't mess up and say fetid cheese.

[Karen K.]

BunWat wrote: "This makes the most sense to me when its protecting something that really can't be made, or really doesn't taste the same outside of a particular region. Some of the cheeses and wines, they actua..."

I agree with you.