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Extra-hard grana cheeses

Partly skimmed milk, cooked curd and very long ripening, for grating.

7 entries listed here.

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CheeseRegionMilkRipeningRind
Parmigiano ReggianoItalyat least 12 months
ReggianitoArgentinaCow milk, whole or standardised for fat; raw or pasteurisedAt least 6 months for 4–10 kg cheeses
Sbrinz AOPCentral SwitzerlandRaw cow milk, partly skimmedAt least 18 months before sale
Grana Padano PDOPo valleyRaw cow milk, kept at 8 °C or more, part-skimmed by natural creaming at 8–20 °C; lysozyme up to 2.5 g per 100 kg of milk is allowed against late blowing9 months from moulding at 15–22 °C; "riserva" means over 20 months
Granone lodigianoItaly, Lombardiaat least 2 yearsOiled (linseed), dark straw to brown, or black wax; not edible
DžiugasLithuania, Telšiai12 months
TrentingranaTrentinocow milk, raw≥18 mo

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DžiugasLithuania, Telšiai

Lithuanian long-aged grana-style hard cheese; 36-month grade marbled, crumbly, with crystals; small wheel for even ripening.

Size
Wheel ~4.3 kg
  1. Prepare the milk
  2. Set the curd
  3. Ripen12 months
TrentingranaTrentino

no lysozyme; mountain

Milk
cow milk, raw
Ripening
≥18 mo

Made like Parmigiano Reggiano.

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