Cheese Database

Parmigiano-Reggiano vs Pecorino Romano

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.

Pecorino Romano

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Italy
Place
Lazio, Sardinia, and Tuscany
Status
PDO

Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty sheep's-milk cheese. Pecora is the Italian word for sheep. Romano is the Roman style.