Product Code Database
Reggianito is an Argentine cheese hard and granular Dairy cattle cheese. It was developed by Italian immigrants to Argentina who wished to make a cheese reminiscent of their native Parmesan. The name—the Spanish language diminutive of Reggio Emilia—refers to the fact that the cheese is produced in small wheels, rather than the huge Parmigiano Reggiano drums.Castañeda, Roberto; Borbonet, Sergio; Ibarra, Aldo; Ipar, José Luis; Vázquez, Angélica María; Brito Contreras, Carmen; Purtschert, Norberto; Alfonso, Ruby (2010). Quesos de América del Sur. Albatros. .
Reggianito cheese is generally used for cooking or for grating over pasta dishes. The aging period of 5–6 months, although longer than that of any other hard cheese, is shorter than that of the year or more required for Parmigiano Reggiano.Wolf, I.V.; Perotti M.C., Bernal S.M. y Zalazar C.A. (2010). «Study of the chemical composition, proteolysis, lipolysis and volatile compounds profile of commercial Reggianito Argentino cheese: characterization of Reggianito Argentino cheese». Food Research International 43: 1204-1211.
|
|
