Parmigiano Reggiano
E162263
Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard, aged Italian cheese from specific regions of Italy, renowned worldwide for its rich, nutty flavor and granular texture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parmigiano Reggiano canonical | 4 |
| Parmigiano Reggiano cheese | 4 |
| Parmigiano | 3 |
| Parmesan | 1 |
| Parmigiano Reggiano (regional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404216 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parmigiano Reggiano Context triple: [Protected Designation of Origin, exampleOfProduct, Parmigiano Reggiano]
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A.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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B.
Comté cheese
Comté cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region, known for its firm texture, complex nutty flavor, and long aging process.
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C.
Gouda
Gouda is a historic Dutch city renowned worldwide for its namesake cheese, traditional cheese market, and well-preserved medieval architecture.
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D.
pecorino sardo
Pecorino Sardo is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from the Italian island of Sardinia, known for its tangy, savory flavor and protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
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E.
Munster cheese
Munster cheese is a strong-smelling, soft cow’s milk cheese from eastern France, especially known for its washed rind and pungent, tangy flavor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parmigiano Reggiano Target entity description: Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard, aged Italian cheese from specific regions of Italy, renowned worldwide for its rich, nutty flavor and granular texture.
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A.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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B.
Comté cheese
Comté cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region, known for its firm texture, complex nutty flavor, and long aging process.
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C.
Gouda
Gouda is a historic Dutch city renowned worldwide for its namesake cheese, traditional cheese market, and well-preserved medieval architecture.
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D.
pecorino sardo
Pecorino Sardo is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from the Italian island of Sardinia, known for its tangy, savory flavor and protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
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E.
Munster cheese
Munster cheese is a strong-smelling, soft cow’s milk cheese from eastern France, especially known for its washed rind and pungent, tangy flavor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian food product
ⓘ
cheese ⓘ hard cheese ⓘ |
| agingCommon |
24 months
ⓘ
36 months ⓘ |
| agingMinimum | 12 months ⓘ |
| agingPossible | 48 months or more ⓘ |
| brining | salted in brine ⓘ |
| coagulationAgent | animal rennet ⓘ |
| cookingTemperature | high-temperature cooked curd ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| exportedTo | worldwide markets ⓘ |
| fatContent | relatively low moisture, high fat in dry matter ⓘ |
| flavor |
nutty
ⓘ
rich ⓘ |
| governingBody | Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano ⓘ |
| lactoseContent | naturally very low in lactose ⓘ |
| milkSource | cow's milk ⓘ |
| milkTreatment | partially skimmed milk ⓘ |
| oftenCalled |
Parmigiano Reggiano
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Parmigiano
the King of Cheeses ⓘ |
| pasteColor | straw-colored ⓘ |
| producedInProvince |
Casalecchio di Reno
ⓘ
surface form:
Bologna (west of Reno River)
Province of Mantua ⓘ
surface form:
Mantua (south of Po River)
Modena ⓘ Parma ⓘ Reggio Emilia ⓘ |
| productionMethod | traditional artisanal techniques ⓘ |
| protectedBy | European Union law ⓘ |
| protectedStatus |
PDO
ⓘ
Protected Designation of Origin ⓘ |
| proteinContent | high ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ |
| rindColor | hard natural yellow rind ⓘ |
| rindMarking | dotted inscription of the name on the rind ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | room temperature ⓘ |
| shape | large cylindrical wheel ⓘ |
| similarTo | Grana Padano ⓘ |
| storage | aged in controlled warehouses ⓘ |
| texture |
granular
ⓘ
hard ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
eaten in chunks
ⓘ
grated over pasta dishes ⓘ used in risotto ⓘ used in salads ⓘ used in soups ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | Italian cuisine ⓘ |
| wheelWeightTypical | 30–40 kilograms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parmigiano Reggiano Description of subject: Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard, aged Italian cheese from specific regions of Italy, renowned worldwide for its rich, nutty flavor and granular texture.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Parmesan
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano Reggiano (regional)
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano
subject surface form:
Vincisgrassi
this entity surface form:
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese