Make sure you get the REAL stuff!
It will be imported from Italy.
It will still have the outer part of the rind attached to the wedge.
The rind will be imprinted with dots, identifying the producer, etc. and you should see at least fragments of the words
P A R M I G I A N O R E G G I A N O
on it.
This amounts to an “International Trademark” of sorts and guarantees you have the real deal. I usually (but not always) get the Grassi.
Make yourself a nice espresso, or open a good bottle of Shiraz, sit back and prepare to go to heaven!
;-)
Price: $17 to $30 a pound... you get what you pay for!