Cheese Database

Imokilly Regato vs Parmigiano-Reggiano

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.

Parmigiano-Reggiano, field guide plate
Parmigiano-Reggiano, photographed

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Facts

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.