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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)

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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters::Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.

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[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You severely underestimate my cheese eating ability

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I seriously love parmesan. I always buy it fresh and grate it myself. I know pretty well how much cheese is reasonable to eat in a sitting. 100g is insanely much for one serving, but you could distribute it over the whole day. If you eat 100g of parmesan each day, 1kg will be gone after 10 days. That means eating 40kg takes 400 days, or a bit longer than a year.

Being a bit more realistic easily allows you to stretch that wheel of parmesan over the span of a decade, even if you seriously love the stuff.

I'm perfectly aware that you're not being entirely serious but I just can't let it stand like that.

[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

shifty eyes Yes, 100 grams is quite a lot. Yes. Indeed. Quite right.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

When I was a kid we'd grate 200g for 4 people. I take a bit less nowadays than what I would get as a kid but some people still look at me funny. I think 20-30g is a regular serving.