Grana Padano

Grana Padano
Grana Padano
Country of origin	Italy
Region, town	Emilia-Romagna:; province of Piacenza Lombardy:; provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona, Lodi, Mantua (to the left of the Po), Milan, and Pavia Piedmont:; province of Cuneo Trentino-Alto Adige: ; province of Trento Veneto:; province of Padua, Verona,; Vicenza, Rovigo, and Treviso In addition to these main centres; production is permitted in Emilia Romagna: province of Bologna; (to the right of the Reno), Ferrara, Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena, and Rimini; Lombardy: provinces of Como, ; Lecco, Sondrio, and Varese; Piedmont: provinces of Alessandria, ; Asti, Biella, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola,; Novara, Turin, and Vercelli; Veneto: province of Venice
Source of milk	Cows
Pasteurised	No
Texture	Hard
Aging time	8–20 months
Certification	Italy: DOC: 1955; EU: PDO: 1996
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Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po Valley, in Northern Italy, that is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano. There are less strict regulations governing its production compared to Parmigiano Reggiano. This hard, crumbly-textured cheese is made with unpasteurized cows' milk that is semi-skimmed through a natural creaming process. To preserve the authenticity of the manufacturing processes and raw materials used to make this cheese, Grana Padano is registered as Geographical Indication in Italy since 1954 and as a European Union protected designation of origin (PDO) since 1996, and is protected in several other countries based on the Lisbon Agreement and bilateral agreements.

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