Name: The World’s Best Parmesan Makers Are Banding Together To Keep Italy’s Iconic Cheese In Production
Uploaded: 2020-10-23T22:08:34.000Z
Duration: 9 min 24 s
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Claudia Romeo: Parmesan cheese comes from a specific

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It is also a region that was hit particularly hard

As of April 15, 12% of Italy's confirmed cases

right at the center of the current crisis.

The whole country went into lockdown on March 10,

with only essential jobs allowed to carry on,

the president of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium

to understand how the coronavirus crisis is affecting

the making of Italy's most iconic cheese.

According to Nicola, dairies are not fighting against

have started to work together, share vats,

and accept another dairy's milk if its personnel is sick.

Some retired dairymen have been called back to work,

and cheese production has been extended to the evenings too.

have had to send their milk to other dairies,

what Nicola describes as the absolute last resort

The crisis has also caused other changes.

According to Nicola, Parmesan cheese makers are taking

As you can see from this footage from my 2018 visit,

some steps of cheese making require dairymen

like when 50-kilo blocks of curd like this one

Claudia: Another instance where social distancing

before it's ready to be sold as Parmigiano-Reggiano.

This happens after 12 months and is typically done

who works for the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium.

Claudia: No matter which step of production,

Claudia: While this may be the biggest health crisis

In 2012, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck the region,

crashed to the ground, damaging a million wheels,

which at the time accounted for 30% of production.

Claudia: How are Italians responding to this new crisis?

According to Nicola, with people confined to their homes,

doing more cooking and looking for comfort

the demand for Parmesan has never been so high.

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The World’s Best Parmesan Makers Are Banding Together To Keep Italy’s Iconic Cheese In Production

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