Explain in 100 words or less why parmaseion is essential to the itialian cuisine. go

it's essentially melty salt. add it to things you want melty and salty, which is most italian food.

I've always found parmesan to be more mild than pecorino

It is essential because
>Can't find salt in your village but the cheese monger is your friend and will sell you cheaper cheese than getting actual course salt?

they dont put salt in fucking anything so they need it to give whatever dish it is flavor

>Pecorino and parmesan are nearly identical.
you're talking out of your ass
parmesan is nearly identical to grana, because these are the same exact cheeses produced in different places - cow milk (I think it's cow at least) "aged" for some 30 minths
pecorino is goat cheese instead, and it's usually aged for less, but the main thing is it tastes different and much more salty because it's made from goat milk

>accusing others of talking out the ass
>much more salty because it's made from goat milk
k bud

>not knowing goats have a higher salt content in their blood so the milk is basically salted already

your first day in the kitchen, bud?

You're right, it's in the name. Pecarino sounds like picanté, which is spicy

Parmesan has a nutty, earthy flavor. That's the reason fake parmesan is so horrible, it's overly pungent and artificial.

Since the middle of Italy had fertile lands to grow crops/grass/pastures/cows and lots of milk but no way to store such a thing, the salty cheese was a good way too keep milk from going to waste and the Italians didn't want to waste anything, they made a salty preserved dairy product and incorporated it into daily recipes.

i incorporated my salty product into your mom last night.. like the italians, she never likes to waste product ;)

aww...i wuz just tryin te b nice and u go and shit on me mum like that.... shes a nice lady, she texts me too much but shes lovely

L O L

you know you fucked up a spelling when your thread is the #1 result

Nah.. pecorino is fuckin ewe's milk

You're a goddamned true pleb.

GABAGOOL

Not just #1, the ONLY result. The rest are suggestions.

because pasta is plain as fuck and that parmesan makes Italian food respectable

Pasta Putanesca is the only "seafood" dish where it acceptable to include parmesan, or any cheese for that matter.

Discuss.

italy is on earth,
eartling cuisines uses parmaseion, see:
youtube.com/watch?v=EW7Hg20PHjc

What is a tuna melt

What is Cod Mornay?

Caesar Salad contain anchovies and cheese.

What is the Filet-O-Fish?

What is Fish Pie?

What are Caviar and Gruyere blinis?

what?

cheese goes with most fish and meats

it doesn't go with lamb or beef though

>beef
ever had a cheeseburger, user?

What is Mannicotti?

yeah

I find that the two flavours don't go well together

What is lamb kleftiko?
Veeky Forums is very poor about making arbitary decisions.

>I
You see how personal opinions work now?

What is a steak and stilton pie?

What is a Reuben?

What is a beef melt?

Let's just come up with a list of things cheese doesn't go on instead

What is a burrito?

What is a philly cheesesteak? (although arguably this doesn't contain cheese).

because cheddar is too strong on a pasta, and overpowers the rest of the dish.

parmesan is more mellow but still has great texture

Ahah dats some nice bait pham
(You) for you

Fish

Parm is to Italians as butter is to Franks

OVA HEA

Not even Parmesan encrusted with some ground up walnuts?

UMAMI

crab cheese wontons

>the cheese monger is your friend

the cheese monger IS my friend? :) :) :)

I need to meet him!