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Cheese Class 101 PARMESAN { FROM PARMA } = Just as "Italian" means from Italy, PARMESAN means “From Parma”, one of the five provinces that together with Reggio Emilia, Modena and parts of Bologna and Mantua, make up the area IN NORTHERN ITALY where this cheese is made. Parmesan.com Chef David Hackett welcomes