Category: Cheese News

Inside how this year’s Best New Food was created

When chef Joni Bell disappeared into her kitchen-turned-laboratory to work up a new food for the 2023 Iowa State Fair, she started with spaghetti sandwiches. She and her siblings ate spaghetti sandwiches for supper all the time during long summer days on the farm. Her family may have been...

Parmesan cheese makers fight fakes by incorporating edible microchips

Parmesan cheese makers fight fakes by incorporating edible microchips World August 18, 2023 | 12:44 pm 2 min read Parmigiano Reggiano cheese wheels now have embedded microchips Parmigiano Reggiano, one of the most counterfeited cheeses worldwide, is taking a stand against fake imitations by incorporating microchips. The cheese manufacturers...

Edible Microchips on Parmigiano-Reggiano Used to Fight Counterfeiters

Makers of Parmigiano-Reggiano in Italy are adding microchips to their cheese wheels. It’s the latest move to combat counterfeiters selling rip offs of the premium product. The chips, which are edible and placed on a food-safe label, cannot be read remotely. LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your...

No—You Shouldn’t Be Using That Shredded Cheese For Weeks

Nothing beats freshly grated cheese, but odds are you probably have a bag of shredded cheese in the back of your refrigerator. Whether you’re topping chili or baking sheet pan nachos, shredded cheese makes for easy meals—but you’ve likely wondered just how long that bag lasts. First and foremost,...