India, Oct. 27 -- The fettuccini alfredo is probably the slickest example of the enduring wave of glocalisation. From roadside stalls to the tallest restaurants, in many ways, the simple Italian delight gaining or losing its exclusivity, defined clearly by a several point price difference, rests largely on the quality of it's piece de resistance - the cheese. Folded in or emulsified, melted or grated, served in a chunk or made the base of a final toss, food connoisseurs the globe over will tell you why the seemingly obnoxious price tags on one of the most sought-after wheels of fromage, is worth every penny.

The history of the cheese world's golden girl dates back to the Middle Ages. Salt from the Salsomaggiore salt mines and milk from t...