Reggianito is an Argentine cheese that is a very hard,

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, cows' milk cheese. The cheese was developed by Italian immigrants to Argentina who wished to make a cheese reminiscent of their native

Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months. It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' i ...

. The name—the

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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. The 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

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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. In the years following

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, Italian cheese makers recognized Reggianito as a serious competitor in the export market and this fact was instrumental in the setting up the Parmigiano-Reggiano consortium. In the

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, it is often sold as Parmesan.

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History of the Parmigiano-Reggiano consortium
from the Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano site

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