Parmesan cheese is popular worldwide but not exactly cheap and there is a reason for this: it can only be produced in a specific region in the north of Italy. Its production is laborious and requires a lot of manual work and time. Some Parmesan cheeses mature for several decades. In this video, we explain exactly how Parmesan cheese is made. And also how you can tell whether it's real or fake.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:27 Parmesan territory
01:20 Cheese making process
02:59 Quality test
03:50 Fake vs. real Parmesan
04:32 Opening of the cheese wheel
05:10 Parmesan’s versatility
05:35 Outro

CREDITS
Report: Susanne Gessner, Michael Kadereit
Camera: Michael Kadereit
Edit: Susanne Gessner
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus

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