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Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po Valley, in northern Italy. It is similar to Parmesan but with less strict regulations governing its production. [ 1 ] This hard , crumbly- textured cheese is made with unpasteurized cows' milk that is semi- skimmed .
Grana is a type of hard, mature cheese from Italy with a granular texture, often used for grating.Grana cheeses are typically made in the form of large wheels.The structure is often described as crystalline, and the wheels are divided by being split with a fairly blunt almond-shaped knife designed for the purpose, rather than being sliced, cut or sawn.
This page lists more than 1,000 types of Italian cheese but is still incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Pecorino romano. This is an article of Italian cheeses.Italy is the country with the highest variety of cheeses in the world, with over 2,500 traditional varieties, among which are about 500 commercially recognized cheeses [1] and more than 300 kinds of cheese with protected ...
Grana Padano is an Italian cheese similar to Parmigiano Reggiano, but is produced mainly in Lombardy, where Padano refers to the Po Valley (Pianura Padana); the cows producing the milk may be fed silage as well as grass; the milk may contain slightly less fat, milk from several different days may be used, and must be aged a minimum of 9 months.
Pecorino Sardo PDO/DOP Mozzarella di Bufala Campana ("Campana buffalo mozzarella") PDO/DOP). This List of Italian PDO/DOP cheeses includes all the Italian cheeses which have protected designation of origin (denominazione di origine protetta, or DOP/PDO), status under European Union regulations.
A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union and UK law through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes.
Another related group of cooked pressed cheeses is the very hard Italian "grana" cheeses; the best known are Parmesan and Grana Padano. Although their origins lie in the flat and (originally) swampy Po Valley , they share the broad Alpine cheesemaking process, and began after local monasteries initiated drainage programmes from the 11th century ...
The very hard Italian "grana" cheeses are regarded as a related group; the best known are Parmesan and Grana Padano. Although their origins lie in the flat and (originally) swampy Po Valley, they share the broad Alpine cheesemaking process, and began after local monasteries initiated drainage programmes from the 11th century onwards.