That someone is even pointing this out should give most people in the US a cause for concern. Sadly most people in the US have no idea what real cheese or chocolate actually tastes like.
Oh? Interesting.
> An Italian academic has caused more than a stir after saying the recipe for carbonara is American and the only place in the world to find bona fide parmesan cheese nowadays is Wisconsin.
> Alberto Grandi, a professor of food history at the University of Parma, made the remarks in an interview with the Financial Times.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/27/italian-academ...
Of course, the media are more interested in controversy, so they turn that into "bona fide parmesan cheese only exists in Wisconsin".