This is a solid, heavy, 32% fat cheese, hand made from unpasteurized cow's milk. As with the most cheeses, it’s taste depends on the maturation period. The older it is, the more expressive and zesty taste, more grainy. The inside is very hard, granular. Parmigiano Reggiano Mezzano is one of the oldest and most famous Italian cheeses in the world, with a special, a little bit acidic flavour that spells many Italian cuisine dishes - pasta and salad plate can become special dishes.
The PDO, PGI and TSG certificates have been established by the European Union to encourage the production of agricultural products, protect product names from imitation and provide the consumer with information about the unique characteristics of a particular product. By virtue of this classification, you can be sure that a product bearing one of these authenticity marks is of a high quality and of the same origin.
Includes agricultural products produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognized knowledge.
According to legend, Parmigiano Reggiano was created in the course of the Middle Ages in Bibbiano, in the province of Reggio Emilia. It’s production soon spread to the Parma and Modena areas. Historical documents show that in the 13th and 14th centuries, Parmigiano was already very similar to the cheese produced today, which suggests its origins can be traced to far earlier periods. Mezzano name identifies the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, that shows limited or medium sized defects in the mass and/or rind structural texture, which do not affect the typical organoleptic features of the product. Besides the hot iron branded mark, a special mark consisting of parallel lines is stencilled all around the cheese rind. Parmigiano Reggiano cheese has a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) certificate. Legally the name refers exclusively to the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese manufactured in a limited area in Northern Italy. Special seals identify the product as authentic, with the identification number of the dairy, the production month and year, a code identifying the individual wheel and stamps regarding the length of aging.
Used grated on top of pasta, soups, risotto, vegetable or fruit salad. It can be eaten one or also a great snack with toasted bread.
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