Cheese Database

Grana Padano vs Imokilly Regato

Grana Padano, field guide plate
Grana Padano, photographed

Grana Padano

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Italy
Place
Northern Italy
Status
PDO

Grana Padano is a hard cow's-milk grating cheese from a wide area of northern Italy. It belongs to the same family as Parmigiano-Reggiano, and it is a protected cheese.

Imokilly Regato

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Ireland
Place
Mogeely

Imokilly Regato is a brand of hard cow's milk cheese from Mogeely in Ireland. The paste is firm and dry enough to grate, with a color from straw yellow to golden cream and a flavor that is sweet, nutty, and lightly sharp. Wheels and blocks are both sold, and the faces of the cheese carry a cord motif pressed into the surface. It is a cooking and grating cheese, and it also sits on a board when you want a firm slice rather than a soft spread.