Hard Grating Cheeses

Gathers the long-aged, dry and granular cheeses that are grated over food or eaten in shards. It includes Parmesan, Grana Padano, Pecorino, Pecorino Romano, Pecorino Sardo, Asiago and Cotija. The group does not cover soft, blue or semi-hard cheeses, and it holds cheeses from Italy, Mexico and elsewhere. Within the Dairy and Egg Products subcategory it sits beside the groups Fresh and Soft Curd Cheeses, Brined and Squeaky Cheeses, Bloomed-Rind and Washed-Rind Cheeses, Blue Cheeses, Semi-Hard and Alpine Cheeses, Milk, Cream and Butter, Cultured Milks, Cheese and Milk Fractions, Eggs and Egg Components, and each entry is placed in the one group whose description fits it best.