2006-12-09 13:36:48 · 10 answers · asked by redipsspider 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Grana Padano cheese is one of the most popular Denominazione di Origine Controllata cheeses of Italy. The name comes from the noun grana (‘grain’), which refers to the distinctively grainy texture of the cheese, and the adjective Padano, which refers to the river Po.
Like Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano is a semi-fat hard cheese which is cooked and ripened slowly. It is produced by curdling the milk of grass-fed cows. The cows are milked twice a day, the milk is left to stand, and then partially creamed. It is produced all year round and the quality can vary seasonally as well as by year.
A wheel of Grana Padano is cylindrical, slightly convex or almost straight sides, flat faces with a thin rind, 35 to 45 cm in diameter, and 15 to 18 cm in height. It weighs 24 to 40kg per wheel. The rind is white or straw yellow.
It has been produced since the 12th century, and production and quality are now overseen by the Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Grana Padano.
2006-12-09 13:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by wierdos!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grana Padano is an Italian hard cheese, the cheaper version of Parmigiano Reggiano (parmesan cheese). It's less matured than parmesan and great on a spaghetti meatball and other tomato sauce based pasta recipes, included lasagne.
2006-12-09 14:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by rubbercod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unpasteurized, hard cheese. The smooth, natural rind is extremely hard and thick. This cheese is known to many of us as simply "Parmesan". The cheese should taste fresh fruity and sweet, with a hint of pineapple. The pale, yellow interior should be hard, grainy and crumbly. Grana Padano freezes very well. It ripens in 12 -48 months.
http://entertaining.about.com/cs/cheesevarieties/p/granapadano.htm
2006-12-09 14:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by jamaica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grana grana padana, fo fana fana bo bana, oh..!?
Oops, sorry, that's the funny answer.
For any other answer you'd have to pay me to research it, because I haven't got a clue. I do note upon reading the other answers that it appears to be a cheese.
2006-12-09 16:48:02 · answer #4 · answered by Lioness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Grana
2017-03-01 13:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard cheese similar to Parmesan
2006-12-11 07:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by in vino veritas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
italian hard cheese like parmigiano (parmesan)
2006-12-09 14:01:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its the name of somebody's granny
2006-12-09 22:19:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a italian cheese
2006-12-09 14:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by Jimbo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know but at least it rhymes with havana
2006-12-09 14:12:23 · answer #10 · answered by catweazle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋