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January 2011

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Eat Local Cheese While Traveling in the Grana Padano Region

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Eat Local Cheese While Traveling in the Grana Padano Region

One of the most loved and favorite hard cheese varieties, the cheese from Grana Padano, continues to be one of the most-sought cheeses in the world. This famous cheese from Italy has grainy texture and rich flavor and ripened with age. If you want a once in a lifetime experience, go through cheese hunting in Italy. A complete Italian adventure includes traveling through the beautiful fields and enjoying the scenery of the Grana Padano region while eating the local cheese.

Grana Padano has become a staple among American chefs who loved the versatility and distinctive taste of Italy’s cheese. Add it to your favorite casserole, salad, soup and pasta for unique dishes. The authentic flavor of this local cheese defines the different flavors of the ingredients included in the dish. The three top qualities of this Italian local cheese is affordability, availability and nutritious. Grana Padano cheese is highly nutritious aside from the fact that it is affordable and readily available in your favorite stores.

Many people love to eat Grana Padano cheese but few know that the monks in the Grana Padano developed the recipe of Italy’s famous cheese. They made it to preserve surplus milk, thousand years ago. The rich and fertile land of the region serves as the ideal grazing land for the cattle and its milk contributes to the taste of the local cheese. Producers strictly regulated the cheese production in five regions, which includes 27 provinces in Italy. The cheese can age up to two years and last without spoiling.

While traveling through the Grana Padano area, bring home some cheese as a gift or for you own consumption. It has a mild and sweet flavor with a nutty hint and low in salt. Your pasta dishes will have an authentic Italian taste with the grated Grana Padano local cheese or add it to your favorite risotto and salad. Its creamy flavor is also ideal for vegetables especially asparagus. If you are feeling a bit cheesy, eat your dessert of fruits and nuts with this delicious local cheese.

As with any other cheese from Italy, authenticity and flavor will bring out the best in your dishes. Just make sure to buy enough for the family and friends. This local cheese from Grana Padano will surely make a wonderful gift or a nice addition to your gift basket of wine and balsamic vinegar.

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