Parmigiano Reggiano DOP 36 months 2.2 lb (1kg) - The Only Parmesan - EMILIA FOOD LOVE Selected with love in Italy
Product Description
Parmigiano Reggiano DOP (PDO/Protected designation of Origin)
Parmigiano Reggiano, There's not much more to say about the best loved and most imitated cheese in the world.
Parmigiano Reggiano would not be what it is if it wasn't for its land of origin. A land courted by its inhabitants from time immemorial, who have bred only the finest cattle, fed with the best fodder to produce the king of cheeses, according to rules which have remained unchanged over the centuries. All this dedication, purity and passion for Emilia can be felt right from the first mouthful, and delight the palate.
Simply a legend
Like all legends, Parmigiano Reggiano has a history of seamlessly blended truth and myth.
History
It is an extremely ancient cheese which has been made in the same way at least since the Middle Ages. It is described in the writing of the great Italian poets of the 14th century. Giovanni Boccaccio cited it in his most famous work, The Decameron, in which he imagines "a mountain of grated Parmigiano cheese, on top of which there were people who did nothing but make maccheroni and ravioli and cook them in capon broth and then roll them down so that he who got the most had the most".
Cooks, gourmands and intellectuals
spoke of it. Full-blown declarations of love can be found scattered over time, up to the twentieth century. For example, the writer, Giovannino Guareschi, who seems to have understood everything, not just about Parmigiano, but also about our land itself: “If you observe the texture of Parmigiano under a very strong magnifying glass, it is revealed to be not just an unchanging mass of granules linked together into cheese but a panorama. It is an aerial photograph of Emilia taken from a height similar to that of the Eternal Father".
The ageing process
The ageing process is crucial, as this is when Parmigiano changes character and transforms into that unique, universally coveted cheese. The minimum ageing process foresees 12 months but we sell from 18 to 120 months.
EMILIA FOOD LOVE IS A LOVE STORY...
The love that binds us to this wonderful land, the land we want you to get acquainted with through products grown on our plains, our hills. EMILIA FOOD LOVE is about careful selection, a unique culinary experience which begins under the Emilian sun and makes its way to your table. It is a new way of travelling, of discovering flavours and the quality of products which we choose for you, with dedication and passion.