@Felthry Just generic "parmesan" for us. Didn't know there was a separate non-generic version!
@frostwolf parmagiano-reggiano is a protected designation of origin in the EU and a controlled name outside the EU and can only be used for cheese that specifically is made in Parma, Reggio Emelia, and parts of Bologna, Modena, and Mantua
It's a very expensive cheese and very highly regarded so there's lots of knockoffs, most "parmesan" that you buy in the US is generic (in the EU, parmesan is also a protected designation of origin)
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@frostwolf pecorino romano is the same thing with the added fact that most knockoffs tend to be made with cow's milk, while the real thing is made with sheep's milk
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@frostwolf (by same thing I mean it also has a PDO and all that, not that it's the same cheese made with different milk)
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@frostwolf no they're actually very different cheeses
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