🧀 Grana Padano
Protected Designation of Origin hard cheese from Emilia Romagna, northern Italy
📌 Fast Facts
- Origin: Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto (Po River Valley)
- Protected status: EU PDO designation established 1996
- Aging: Minimum 20 months; premium varieties aged up to 36 months
- Production: Raw or thermized cow's milk, no artificial preservatives
Grana Padano is a hard cheese produced in the Po River Valley across four northern Italian regions that ...