Is Italy’s Parmigiano Reggiano cheese really melting because of the heat wave? Social media claim, explained
- Amid a severe heatwave in Italy, exaggerated and inaccurate posts on social media have distorted the climate's effect on Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production and the financial institutions that hold the wheels as loan collateral.
- Parmigiano Reggiano is crafted under precise standards within designated territories of the Emilia Romagna region in northern Italy.
- The milk comes strictly from dairy cows nourished on local feed, with each wheel undergoing an aging period lasting from 12 to 40 months.
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- Amid a severe heatwave in Italy, exaggerated and inaccurate posts on social media have distorted the climate's effect on Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production and the financial institutions that hold the wheels as loan collateral.
- Parmigiano Reggiano is crafted under precise standards within designated territories of the Emilia Romagna region in northern Italy.
- The milk comes strictly from dairy cows nourished on local feed, with each wheel undergoing an aging period lasting from 12 to 40 months.
Sources: The Independent