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🧀 Grana Padano
Protected Designation of Origin hard cheese from Emilia Romagna, northern Italy


🕐 2 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 08:26
📌 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 ...

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