The best prosciuttos and mozzarellas are from Italy. The best teas are from China. Why can’t anyone who wants to recreate the process anywhere they want? In a greenhouse? In a factory?
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Processes and conditions CAN be replicated. What can’t usually be replicated is the people, the expertise. And it’s in their interest not to allow the processes and conditions be studied in great detail. Few producers want people on the other side of the world to have the knowledge needed to recreate a luxury food.
As a counterexample, there are cured pork products from Spain that many people like better than Parma ham from Italy. And you’ll find plenty of people who think the best teas come from, say, Africa or Sri Lanka. California wines have become very good as their makers gained generations of experience.
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