Parmigiano Reggiano

Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the great cheeses of the world, made under strict PDO rules in its designated area of northern Italy from raw cow’s milk, salt and rennet. Long maturation transforms the wheel into something granular, crystalline and intensely savoury, with notes that can suggest broth, toasted nuts, pineapple and caramel. I never think of it as merely a grating cheese. Break off a chunk and eat it like the extraordinary cheese it is.