Tag Archive | Earthquake
www.saveacheese.com
I’ve never been to Wales, and I’ve certainly never met John Savage-Onstwedder of Teifi Farmhouse Cheese, but I like him. He’s one of a few cheesemakers worldwide who have started campaigns to help relieve the pressure on Italian cheesemakers since the devastating earthquake earlier this year. The Save A Cheese campaign is being led by […]
Italians draw on Czech cattle for big parmesan plant | Reuters
When two earthquakes shook northern Italy in May, gourmets around the world were worried by television footage of damage to wheels of the adored parmesan cheese which came crashing down from their shelves and the dairies that produce them. Losses are still being assessed and will not likely lead to market shortages. But should there […]
‘Angels of Parmesan’ called into earthquake-ravaged region of Italy to rescue cheese – NY Daily News
These guys are wheel heroes! Firefighters dubbed “The Angels of Parmesan” have been called in to rescue cheese from a warehouse that collapsed following a deadly earthquake in northern Italy. via ‘Angels of Parmesan’ called into earthquake-ravaged region of Italy to rescue cheese – NY Daily News.
Help Cheesemakers Affected by the Earthquake in Modena, Italy
Serious Eats has the skinny on how you can buy young Parmigiano Reggiano straight from some of the makers. Cheesemakers can continue to age undamaged wheels to full maturity (12 to 24 months), at which point they can be certified by law as Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Unfortunately, if the interior of a wheel was cracked by […]
Italy’s earthquake is disastrous for parmesan production | Patricia Michelson | The Guardian
As if there is not enough to worry about in Europe with the euro, the earthquake in northern Italy has made an enormous impact on the most famous Italian cheese Parmigiano Reggiano and its equally popular cousin, Grana Padano, with production losses of up to 10%. This crushing disaster, with the loss of lives and […]
Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region
WitR EDITOR: One online report quotes officials saying the strong earthquake destroyed “many warehouses as well as thousands of tonnes” of Parmesan and Grana Padano, said Stefano Berni, head of a consortium that protects the Grana Padano designation. An initial estimate of 250 million euros ($324 million) is “very conservative,” Mr Berni said, adding that […]
