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Article: A world treasure Parmigiano-Reggiano brings wonderful touch to Italian food
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 21, 2002
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Pass the Parmesan, please.But wait! When you sprinkle that
grated cheese on your pasta, are you using the real thing or a common
imitation? They are as different as Champagne and light beer.
Parmigiano-Reggiano is the name bestowed upon a unique Parmesan,
one of the world's most highly prized cheeses. Once tasted, its
aroma, slightly fruity flavor and grainy texture are never forgotten.
It is a cheese that is so nutritious and so easy to digest that
Italian mothers often sprinkle it on rice cereal as one of baby's
first foods.
Parmigiano-Reggiano is produced in a small, quality-controlled,
five-county zone in the province of Emilia in Northern Italy. By law,
the production zone is a ...