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Cruisin' for a Smoothin'

January 17, 2012 02:49 PM ET | Eric Levin | Permanent Link

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In the making of Parmigiano-Reggiano in Italy, after the curds are transferred from the separating vats (my unschooled term) to the forms, their tops are smoothed and pressed down, and they are on their way to becoming wheels of what in Italy is called "the king of cheeses."

Location: Caseificio Santa Lucia, in the Appenine Mountains south of Modena and Bologna.

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