Parmigiano Reggiano - Pound Cut (1 pound) by igourmet.com

Customer Rating:
Summary: Inconsistent quality
Comment: 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

Customer Rating:
Summary: pile of mold
Comment: Upon closer inspection in the day, I found it to be one big pile of mold.

Customer Rating:
Summary: The Big Cheese
Comment: 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.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Ohmigod, I think I died and went to heaven!
Comment: 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!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Parimgiano Reggiano
Comment: 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.