| | |  | Gift Baskets | Home » » Parmigiano Reggiano - Pound Cut (1 pound) | | | | | | | Description: | | Here in the States, Parmigiano Reggiano is primarily thought of as purely a grating cheese. Connoisseurs around the world, especially in its native northern Italy, savor Parmigiano Reggiano as a delicious, full-flavored eating cheese as well as a key addition to their finest dishes.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; the artisan's ancient skills and then nature's own good time (aged from 18 to 20 months). What you see today is just what the knights, serfs, saints and kings of old ate!America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated have both voted igourmet.com's Parmigiano Reggiano #1 in their quest to find the best Parmesan in America today. "We preferred the igourmet regular and Vacche Rosse Parmigiano-Reggiano by a landslide, ranking them significantly higher than the other cheeses for complexity of flavor and appealing texture. And when we tasted the regular Parmigiano from igourmet against our supermarket cheeses, it was an easy winner." - Made from unpasteurized cow's milk.
- Photo depicts whole 80 lb. form of cheese.
- We cut and wrap this item by the pound.
- Please contact us if you would like to purchase the whole form.
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• The Italians are horrified by our usage of this, the world's most famous hard cheese
• Made from unpasteurized cow's milk
• A delicious, full-flavored eating cheese
• No additives, no machinery, no gimmicks
• We cut and wrap this item by the pound
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3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Inconsistent qualityDec 19, 2008
I ordered a Spanish cheese selection with a 1/2 pound portion of this vendor's Strevecchia (spelling?) Parmigiano Reggiano. I was able to sample the prodects sent and they were acceptable, for the most part. However, the Parmigiano Reggiano, at $25 a pound, was disappointing. It was largely rind and while the edible portion of the wedge was very good, I think I deserved better for the dear price. Suggestion: Go to Sam's club and get PR there for lots less. Their PR is very good indeed and you can see what you're getting. the PR I ordered was like what I used to buy in Cambridge when I lived in the UK in the late 1990s. it is aged about three years. The standard PR offered here is not aged nearly as long and it does make a difference. There is no bad PR- it's all wonderful, but some is just more wonderful. If you aren't going for the more aged PRs, you're just as well off with a less costly Grana Padano, made the same way but not aged as long, and not name controlled as is Parmigianno Reggiano. Bon Appetit
0 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 pile of moldApr 07, 2008
Upon closer inspection in the day, I found it to be one big pile of mold.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 The Big CheeseFeb 13, 2008
From Parma,Italy comes two famous food products.
Parmigiano Reggiano and prosciutto (which translates into something like dried meat.If you're ever in Bologna,I'd recommend a stop at Tamburini, which has stood in its place for as long as I can remember.
This cheese is worth every cent.
When you buy it, don't have it ground at the store, buy the block and grate it at home or it will lose it's strength of flavor.
I recommend this with a 100% guarantee of falling in love with the product, so buy it for St. Valentine's Day if you're single.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Ohmigod, I think I died and went to heaven!Mar 09, 2007
This is the parmigiano I remember from the neighborhood Italian market when I was a girl.
The taste is lovely and piquant - a little goes a long way in the flavor department. There are the wonderful little crystals in the cheese. And it is aged so that it crumbles really nicely when cut.
It is absolutely delicious eating out-of-hand, which is the way I prefer it. Just a little piece is so satisfying. (I am 100% Italian, first generation American, and my parents were real 'foodies', so I like to think I know my cheeses!)
The Parmigiano was also packaged really well. It came extremely cold in a little styrofoam container, with a cold pack and additional padding, inside a cardboard box.
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I would order this cheese again and I look forward to ordering with (....) again, too. Check out their website for fantastical things!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Parimgiano ReggianoJan 14, 2007
This was a gift for a person who is of Italian descent and who loves to cook. She said the cheese was of excellent quality. The vendor kept me informed about my order via email and the gift arrived on time and in good condition.
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