September 25, 2009
Back in August my long-time friends Trent & Allison hired me to shoot some family portraits with their kids. I had such a great time spending a few hours with all ...
Parmesan is a cooked hard cheese made from raw cow's milk.
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:''For the artist see Parmigianino.'' Parmigiano-Reggiano, called parmesan in the English language, is a hard granular cheese, cooked but not pressed, named after the producing areas of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna (all in Emilia-Romagna), and Mantova (in Lombardia), Italy. Under Italian law only cheese produced in these provinces may be labeled "Parmigiano-Reggiano," while European law classifies the name as a protected designation of origin. ''Parmigiano'' is the Italian adjective for Parma. ''Parmesan'' is the French-language name for it and also serves as the loose term for the cheese in the English language. The name Parmesan is used for cheeses imitating Parmigiano-Reggiano, with phrases such as ''Italian hard cheese'' adopted to skirt legal constraints. The closest legitimate Italian cheese to Parmigiano-Reggiano is Grana Padano.