Yet in the fertile valleys of Parma, Italy — the birthplace of Parmigiano Reggiano — cheese is practically currency. Like other coveted goods, it is susceptible to copycats and counterfeits ...
Parmesan is widely (and very wrongly) presumed to be nothing but the English translation of the Italian word that is ...
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is no fleeting guest in your refrigerator. This is a cheese, after all, defined by the aging part ...
Its Italian name, in fact, Parmigiano Reggiano, means 'from the cities of Parma and Reggio Emilia.' We visited a dairy in Parma, Italy to find out how the cheese is made and why it is so expensive.