Bel Gioioso Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese (5 oz. bag)
Item Purchased: Bel Gioioso Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese (5 oz. bag)
Location Purchased: Dominick’s / 3145 S. Ashland / Chicago, IL
Price: $4.79 + tax
Review: While Bel Gioioso’s fresh Mozzarella balls are just mediocre, I thought I’d give them another chance. Okay… this was also the most inexpensive freshly grated Parmesan cheese that Dominick’s carries. I’m not really sure how they can call it freshly grated anyway, since it has been packaged in an airtight bag and put in the refrigeration kiosk at the supermarket. Maybe, if taken literally, it means that the cheese was fresh at the time the grating took place? Other than that, I can’t think of an explanation for the use of the word “fresh.”
I will say that this cheese tastes amazing. It is much more moist and pungent than the sawdust cheese I usually buy in a green cylindrical container. Where Bel Gioioso fails with their slightly bitter Mozzarella, they make it up with this Mozzarella. At a dollar an ounce, this is not something I can keep around to use on every pizza I make, but for those special occasions, like the dinner party I am throwing tomorrow, it is well worth the investment for any crazy passionate cheese eater (read: Wisconsin native).
Rating: 4.25 / 5
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