Reggianito is an
Argentinian
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
hard and
granular
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It can either refer to the exten ...
cow's milk
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cheese. It was developed by
Italian immigrants to Argentina who wished to make a cheese reminiscent of their native
Parmigiano Reggiano. The name—the
Spanish
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diminutive of ''
Reggiano''—refers to the fact that the cheese is produced in small wheels, rather than the huge Parmigiano Reggiano drums.
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
South America
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n 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.]
See also
*
Parmigiano Reggiano
References
External links
History of the Parmigiano Reggiano consortium from the Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano site
Argentine cheeses
Cow's-milk cheeses
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