Grana Padano

Grana Padano

Country of origin	Italy
Region, town	Emilia-Romagna: province of Piacenza Lombardy: provinces of Bergamo, Brescia Cremona, Lodi, Mantua (to the left of the Po), Milan and Pavia Piedmont: province of Cuneo Trentino: province of Trentino Veneto: province of Padua, Verona Vicenza, Rovigo and Treviso, In addition to these main centres production is permitted in Emilia Romagna: province of Bologna (to the right of the Reno), Ferrara, Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena. and Rimini Lombardy: provinces of Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese Piedmont: provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Novara, Turin and Vercelli Veneto: province of Venice
Source of milk	Cows
Pasteurised	No
Texture	Hard
Aging time	8–20 months
Certification	Italy: DOC 1955 EU: PDO 1996

Emilia-Romagna:
province of Piacenza

Lombardy:
provinces of Bergamo, Brescia Cremona, Lodi, Mantua (to the left of the Po), Milan and Pavia

Piedmont:
province of Cuneo

Trentino:
province of Trentino

Veneto:
province of Padua, Verona
Vicenza, Rovigo and Treviso,

In addition to these main centres
production is permitted in Emilia Romagna: province of Bologna
(to the right of the Reno), Ferrara, Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena. and Rimini
Lombardy: provinces of Como,
Lecco, Sondrio and Varese
Piedmont: provinces of Alessandria,
Asti, Biella, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola,
Novara, Turin and Vercelli