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Parmesan
Also known as Parmesan cheese, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parmigiano Reggiano, Parmigiano
Parmesan (, ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cow's milk and aged at least 12 months. It is a grana-type cheese, along with Grana Padano, the historic , and others.
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Parmesan is a hard, crumbly Italian cheese made from cow's milk that must be aged for at least a year before it's ready to eat. It belongs to a category of cheeses called grana-type cheeses, which share similar characteristics and production methods.
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Key facts
- Cheese.name
- Parmigiano Reggiano
- Cheese.image
- Parmigiano Reggiano, Italien, Europäische Union.jpg
- Cheese.alt
- A wheel and three slices of Parmesan
- Cheese.othernames
- Parmigiano Reggiano (in Italian)
- Cheese.country
- Italy
- Cheese.region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Cheese.town
- Provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna (west of the River Reno) and Mantua (on the right/south bank of the River Po)
- Cheese.source
- Cows (mostly Friesian and Reggiana cattle)
- Cheese.pasteurised
- No
- Cheese.texture
- Hard
- Cheese.aging
- Minimum: 12 monthsVecchio: 18–24 monthsStravecchio: 24–36 months
- Cheese.certification
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19 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Name
- Industry
- Production
- Consumption
- History
- Original texture
- Society and culture
- Components
- Non-European Parmesan cheese
- Non-European production
- Adulteration controversy
- Similar cheeses
- Grana Padano
- Reggianito
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Parmesan (, ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cow's milk and aged at least 12 months. It is a grana-type cheese, along with Grana Padano, the historic , and others.
The term Parmesan may refer to either Parmigiano Reggiano or, when outside the European Union and Lisbon Agreement countries, a locally produced imitation.