Real Parmigiano-Reggiano comes from only a few provinces

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If your cheese didn't come from a highly specific cluster of Italian provinces, it is legally just salty garbage. The rigorous protection of the Parmigiano-Reggiano name ensures local dairies maintain a total stranglehold on authentic production.

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