Parmigiano Reggiano - Pound Cut (1 pound) by igourmet.com
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Price: $11.99
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Product Description:
Every Taste Value just $11.99 per pound (regular price $15.99).
The Italians are horrified by our usage of this, the world's most famous hard cheese. Here in the States, it is thought of as purely a grating cheese. The rest of the world savours Parmigiano Reggiano as a delicious, full-flavored eating cheese.
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."
Every Taste Value just $11.99 per pound (regular price $15.99).
The Italians are horrified by our usage of this, the world's most famous hard cheese. Here in the States, it is thought of as purely a grating cheese. The rest of the world savours Parmigiano Reggiano as a delicious, full-flavored eating cheese.
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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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Inconsistent quality
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 ... Read More
Rating: 
- pile of mold
Upon closer inspection in the day, I found it to be one big pile of mold.
Rating: 
- The Big Cheese
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 ... Read More
Rating: - Ohmigod, I think I died and went to heaven!
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', ... Read More
Rating: - Parimgiano Reggiano
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.
- Inconsistent qualityI 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 ... Read More
- pile of moldUpon closer inspection in the day, I found it to be one big pile of mold.
- The Big CheeseFrom 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 ... Read More
- Ohmigod, I think I died and went to heaven!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', ... Read More
- Parimgiano ReggianoThis 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.
