Description

Founded in 1135, Grana Padano is considered to be one of the world s first hard cheeses. First created by the Cistercian monks of Chiaravalle in the 12th century, the cheese is produced alongside the Po River Valley in the North of Italy. A hard, slow-ripened cheese often compared to parmesan. Grana Padano is a crumbly cheese with a somewhat grainy texture, clean and milky in taste when young and becoming more buttery with age. The cheese features a dry, flaky interior which conceals a thick, straw coloured outer rind.