Parmigiano Reggiano (1 Pound) by igourmet.com | 
| Brand: IGOURMET
Buy New: $15.99
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 291
Country: italy
Media: Misc.
Size: 1 pound
ASIN: B0000D9N59
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The world's most famous hard cheese | | • | Often imitated, never duplicated | | • | Quite versatile, serve it grated or chunked | | • | Made from unpasteurized milk | | • | Imported from Italy |
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Product Description
The Italians are horrified by our usage of this, the world's most famous hard cheese. Thought of here in the States as purely a grating cheese, the rest of the world savours Parmigiano-Reggiano as a delicious, full-flavored eating cheese. It began life seven centuries ago in the Italian provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, part of Bologna and part of Mantua. Nature blessed this zone with the most idealistic cattle grazing land to create the unique milk from the "Zone Tripica". The local cheese craftsmen took it from there, utilizing a totally natural process that has not changed for 700 years. No additives, no machinery, no gimmicks... just sweet, fresh milk in its pristine state... then the artisan's ancient skills... and then nature's own good time (aged from 18 to 36 months). What you see today is just what the knights, serfs, saints and kings of old ate! And please, don't compare it to the pre-grated "Parmesan" cheese found in the green can in aisle 4 of the grocery store. Made from raw cow's milk, aged over 18 months.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Best cheese in the world December 29, 2003
Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA)
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
I surprise myself by rating this cheese my favorite of all cheeses (and I love cheese, all kinds.) But real Parmigiano Reggiano is so delicious. I love the characteristic amino acid crunch (those little white spots are crystallized amino acids produced during the ripening process.) Even though a pound grated lasts a long time, sadly, you may discover that real parmesan can be eaten in chunks, like a good chocolate, and thus, this pound will melt away like snow. Too good.
One of the great cheeses of the world January 4, 2004
TestMagic Inc. (San Francisco, CA USA)
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
The only real Parmigiano (Reggiano) is one of the great cheeses of the world. The best Reggiano (there are different grades of Reggiano, too) is much more than a grating cheese--it is a cheese that can be eaten by itself, before a meal or after. The best grades of Reggiano are best shaven paper-thin (use a good cheese plane) and will have a slight pineapple taste when savored slowly. This cheese is a real treat!
OHMYGOODNESS! February 10, 2004
Michele (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
I just opened my Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese and it's outstanding! I intended to use it in my mixture for meatballs, but decided it's way too delicious. Definitely to be enjoyed by freshly grating atop any pasta dish, but I enjoy eating it as is with some fresh fruit!
The Cheese Served In Heaven November 11, 2003
Ryan Cardone (Philadelphia, PA United States)
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
This amazingly flavored cheese was at the top of my food triangle throughout childhood. So bold, it speaks volumes of history and family life throughout the ages. Virtually any dish can be sassed up with this wonder of creation.
Great cheese but.......... December 28, 2006
K. Sanders (Montana)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a spectacular cheese but I would not buy from this seller again. The reason? I ordered 3 pounds for christmas but was sent 2 1/2 pounds of small discards, including pieces of rind, all shrink wrapped in a ton of plastic. They refuse to respond to emails and are difficult to contact or deal with if you have a problem. As a refund they refused to reimburse me the $31.78 for shipping.
As the saying goes....Buyer Beware
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