Tag: Northern Italy

When is a cheese not what it seems? When it’s a fake parmesan. Italy’s renowned parmigiano reggiano, favoured for finishing off bowls of pasta and rocket salads, is one of the most counterfeited cheeses in the world. Now its manufacturers have found a new way to hit back against...

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...

An elderly Italian man described as “supportive” and “generous” has been tragically crushed to death under 25,000 wheels of Grana Padano cheese, authorities have said. Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, owned a dairy and cheese factory in Romano di Lombardia in northern Italy and the accident took place in his warehouse....

In an unusual incident, an Italian man namely Giacomo Chiapparini, 75, was crushed to death after nearly 25,000 wheels of cheese fell on him in his warehouse. The incident took place on Sunday in which the 75-year-old man was buried under a massive stockpile of ripening Parmesan-style cheese following...

A man in Italy was crushed to death by thousands of wheels of cheese, each weighing around 90 pounds, according to local authorities. Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was checking on ripening wheels of grana padano cheese in a warehouse in the town of Romano di Lombardia near Bergamo in northern...

Cheese and thank you—our grocery list is officially inspired. There was talk in late 2022 that butter boards were the new cheese plates. It was heresy. Cheese plates and charcuterie boards filled with an assortment of different types of cheese remain party staples. And, not to be cheesy, it’s more...