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Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the most famous italian cheeses in the world, with a strong aroma and specific and unique method of preparation and a strictly defined area of production.
Is usually eaten alone, with fresh vegetables, toasted bread, fruit, balsamic vinegar or grated over pasta dishes.
I find this way sexier
Love and cheese from Italy <3
Slashenaar
Hello, yes, I would like some pasta on my cheese. "Sir, do you mea-" Son, I know what I'm about.
Coltispy
salamander318
Harm
........................... Sauce?
Harm
Well, there it is : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OkBTmkwIqI
Stefunny23
Omg yes!!
LynxMcCoy
Snickaaman
IloveItaly
artman55555
looks delicioso, bucko
IloveItaly
It is <3
nztea
this makes me so hard....
IloveItaly
WhyDoPeopleLoveToHateSuperman
Just fucking get inside meh
utgort
After they plate do they ask if you want cheese grated on it?
IloveItaly
Knowing the italian way to eat, yes
rtdunn0417
I just cried a little at the existence of this. SO BEAUTIFUL
IloveItaly
nurseblackbeard
Cheesus Christ.
IloveItaly
frosty8980365
Dam!
sharkkibble
Said the fish after he hit a wall.
VoidIncarnate
"Is usually eaten alone" - story of my life.
IloveItaly
Pirate44
*moves to Italy*
IloveItaly
Come here <3
Pirate44
I am actually retiring in Torino..4 more yrs in the US then back to my family's roots :)
StaticE3
I always eat alone... :(
IloveItaly
Come here
briham
That just means you don't have to share. Enjoy the extra pasta!
FerbErrger
IloveItaly
butterflyash
*grabby hands intensifies*
IloveItaly
TastyBrainMeats
HelloToe
Cheesus Christ!
IloveItaly
You know it!
TastyBrainMeats
I just decided this morning to start eating better. And then you lay that temptation on me. (It looks so tasty though.)
DoakMD
I assume the cheese is lit with some sort of alcohol. I wonder what?
adamantos
Most probably Grappa
ChefGavinB
It's actually served on a plate. It is prepared in the wheel
IloveItaly
As you can imagine, english it's not my mother tongue
DissidentRage
The world nearly lost this cheese forever after an earthquake struck the village that produces it.
IloveItaly
Poor Emilia Romagna, the earthquake was a disaster
sayingyesonedayatatime
Username checks out
IloveItaly
Fuck yeah, usually Italia post thing about italian cuisine
IloveItaly
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sayingyesonedayatatime
Your mission is beautiful, thank you.
IloveItaly
MemeberBerries
So...I see you like cheese. I clap.
IloveItaly
Blank3arth
[Lactose intolerance intensifies!]
CaptTaka
see, I fucking love cheese. IT FUCKING LACTOSE INTOLERANCE LIMITS ME. THIS HUMAN FORM IS WEAK
IloveItaly
d0o0o0d
Get lactaid, it works.
dereklarsen
The hard cheeses like parm usually have very little lactose, if at all. lactose is what the microorganisms consume in the cheesing process.
Wonse
Be happy, Parmigiano Reggiano have almost no lactose on it
Inarticulated
Dude.. I'm lactose intolerant but that ain't stopping me ever from eating cheese. Sometimes I'll have extra. SO FUCKING GOOD! Worth it.
doomladen
most hard cheeses have negligible lactose content, so there's that.
112864
https://youtu.be/7P9ojqr8Tv4?t=152
godofpencilshavings
God bless tou
noodleshoe
I am too, but I started drinking kefir, which is a liquid yogurt with probiotics to help digest lactose. It's been working great for me!
lochnessmonsterr
IloveItaly
Come to Italy and eat our food while trying our ospitality <3
DudeItLooksLikeIDidntChooseAnUsername
speriamo non prendano l'autobus
givemyrighteye
IloveItaly
Heart attack!
gracefulvoyage
I've had this dish before; absolutely delicious for the first 5 bites, then it's waaaaaay too rich.
d0o0o0d
shot290
Where?
gracefulvoyage
An italian restaurant named BasÃlico (in Tampico, Mexico haha) ; they prepared it exactly like this
MemeMachineWolfy
i can and will eat all the cheese
Blueyezgirl68
I bet!!
godofpencilshavings
It's all about timing. Gently stir until you're hearts content then remove to your plate and add 1/4 extra Pasta to cut the cheese
IloveItaly
Sure it's a plate you can't eat every day, but hey, worth the heart attack
gracefulvoyage
Haha agreed
LifeConfessionguy1
So do they use a new one every time or what or how is it cleaned!
Troillort
Those wheels cost anywhere from $3000 to $8000 for one that big.
Scenebeanz
Usually just scrape the top portion off after. I mean, FIRE KILL GERMS!
ViktorKovacs
it's the first part of the first .gif. They burn off impurities with alcohol
silverduke
The wheel is gifted to the guest for later consuption, and to entertain guests in similar fashion! I am so very lonely.
myaszcrak
I like to consupe things
UnderestimatedBadguy
They use burning alchol in some resturants
myteetharedryyyyy
they just rinse it in the sink with dish soap and luke-warm water.
WokeGhettoSpiritualist
They burn it with alcohol.
TacoTony1
There is nothing unhygienic about it. There is no contamination. No one eats out of the wheel.
MT26sol
Moisture and starch are going to contaminate the cheese giving bacteria a medium to grow?
Torrempesta
OH THANK YOU! Finally someone with a brain!
jiynxed
that bit where they light it on fire at the start, that's how they do it.
Rexkuando
Germs don't exist, I have never seen one.
grootybooty
'click here to find out what 'Big Anti-Bacterial' doesnt want you to find out!'
ytseone
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Staphylococcus_aureus_VISA_2.jpg/1200px-Staphylococcus_aureus_VISA_2.jpg
aboxacaraflatafan
NOOO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?? THEY EXIST NOW!
ytseone
Aren't they cute?
jwhang67
Dishwasher safe.
TacoTony1
The pasta comes off the stove and into a bowl. It is thrown into the wheel with some alcohol and lit.
CmfMttnPpl
I think the flames have something to do with it
mmmerf1
Alcohol and fire. Also, you don't eat right out of the cheese. Clean pasta into cheese, clean pasta onto plate. Eat off plate.
TacoTony1
Swish it around, dump it onto the plate and scrape a little of the excess cheese onto the top of the plated pasta.
CarmiKaze
you can just scratch off the used layer of the cheese
Deathbyvodka
Ghe cheese starts dying once cut into and wont be used again by anyone who could afford buying the rest
CarmiKaze
it stays good for a couple of weeks... we used to do that in the restaurant I worked at
WouldTheRealAlphariusPleaseStandUp
My thoughts exactly. Really no way of preventing cross contamination if it is reused.
LifeConfessionguy1
I know right, seems a bit wasteful.
adamantos
Well, um you know... alcohol and fire usually kills bacteria dead...
WouldTheRealAlphariusPleaseStandUp
I'm not talking about bacteria. I'm talking primarily about allergens. But after it cools down bacterial growth could be an issue.
CatsIsTheAnswer
You're not wrong, but how many germs can come from something that's been just took out of boiling water?
WouldTheRealAlphariusPleaseStandUp
Cross contamination doesn't just apply to germs. It also applies to allergens.
mushroom362
A person said earlier that they only put pasta on it. If you wanted chicken or seafood or other toppings then those would go on after.
mmmerf1
Yes. This is cacio e pepe, literally cheese and pepper. It's Roman drunk 3am pasta. It doesn't come with shrimp, only judgement and winks.
NapoleonDynOmite
If you are deathly allergic to something you have no business eating in a restaurant.
WouldTheRealAlphariusPleaseStandUp
As a chef I disagree completely.
IloveItaly
I think it's used once in special occasions like feasts or wedding parties, an entire wheel costs a lot!
Troillort
Yeah, They cost anywhere from $3000 to probably more like $8000 for one that big.
NowuseamoredifferentS
I've wondered this for so long, thanks!
CultofCedar
Yea worked in a pizzeria and those things were like $800 for a wheel. I'd take home chunks of it sometimes.
tiegland
You can buy a wheel at Kroger in Va. $800-1000 depending on weight. And while that's a decent one, it's also not high end.
MagicalDoctorZ
I can get a whole foods one for $580 because i get 20% off... its pretty lit
Ihatestickyballs
I can give you a tutorial on how to make this at home without a wheel ;) @IloveItaly
klbearsfan125
I would say yes please but your username has me worried about your sense of taste.
klbearsfan125
Wait sorry I read like instead of hate. My bad. Continue with recipes. I will quietly sit here in internet shame.
Ihatestickyballs
Same flavour and super easy and fast
Soundsomething
How do I get said recipe?
MisterWho
So it's... wheely expensive.
ChiLLeCheeze
Such a cheesy comment.
izznix
And only for the bog cheese
biscuitsngravybelly
MMPPW
dauntlessds
Dramacian
Or any restaurant that makes it. I ordered one just for me and got what i wanted : a glorious full pasta/cheese plate on my own.
IamEasilyDistracte
I hate when I go to dinner and my gf orders pasta like fuck man get something I can't make at home for half the 1/10 the price
Dramacian
You have half of a parmesan cheese wheel at home and someone to make it for both of you ? :)
IamEasilyDistracte
I didn't specifically say this
MMPPW
They pour strong spirits on the cheese & light it on fire. This disinfects & melts the next layer of cheese. Saw it on Anthony Bourdain.
d0o0o0d
Pasta, cheese, alcohol, and killing germs with fire. This could be one of the internet's favorite foods.
Robvp
I read this first comment on Anthony Bourdain's voice
VultureTX
cheese on fire yo! melty goodness and alcohol, done right.
shreddedking
one thing i learned is never to combine cheese with strong spirits. it ruins the flavor. only wine and cheese,that too not by igniting wine
ResidentDietitian
You realize that La Pergola, a three Michelin Star restaurant, served this in last year's degustation, right?
BLAARRGGHH138
You're excused! I will have doubles!
Napee
This isn't combining it's disinfecting
FiveToesRight
I'm pretty sure they know what they do when it comes to flavor
shreddedking
would you say the same about a place which boils ribs or meat before barbecueing?