From Parma: Parmigiano and Parma Ham Guided Food Tour – Emilia-Romagna, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Visit a traditional Parmigiano Reggiano cheese factory and learn the secrets of one of the most celebrated ingredients of Italy. Watch the cheese makers at work and taste some cheese with honey and local wine.

See how the cheese – protected by the EU – is still produced following traditional methods. Watch the cheese makers pull the product from the milk vats and visit the shaping and salting rooms before going to the stagionatura where the cheese is aged.

Savor the sight and smell of thousands of wheels of cheese. Then, taste the delicious cheese with some honey and local wine. After the cheese factory take a short drive to the Parma ham factory.

Go to the cellar branding area and see where the meat is cooled, salted, and rested. Taste cold cuts with local wines. Visit an organic Parma ham farm and meet the producer. Finally, taste delicious Parma ham paired with a glass of Malvasia.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Visit a local Parmigiana cheese factory and see the cheese-making process
Learn all about the production process from farm to plate
Sample 3 types of cheese paired with local wine
Visit a Parma ham farmhouse and meet the people who produce the products
Taste Parma ham samples paired with a glass of local wine

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