Cheese Database

Asiago vs Parmigiano-Reggiano

Asiago

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Italy
Place
Veneto
Status
PDO

Asiago is a cow's-milk cheese from the Asiago plateau in Veneto and from the protected zone around it. Pressato is young, pale, and mild. D'allevo is aged until it is firm and sharper.

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Italy
Place
Emilia-Romagna
Status
PDO

Parmigiano-Reggiano is a hard cow's-milk cheese from a defined zone in Emilia-Romagna and a small part of Lombardy. Wheels are aged at least 12 months, and many are much older.