274333 Mon Dec 05 14:44:16 -0800 2005 9 28 Kosher 0 1443968 Thanks to DeisCane for his link on the Cabot cheese thread to the Pieffe brand from the Fanticini family. I sent an e-mail this a.m., and just received a response directing me to Zabar's online store. Alas, I was hoping Whole Foods might carry it here in St. Louis. Also, none of the other delicious sounding cheeses on the Pieffe website are kosher. Well, it's a start! Thanks again, p.j. Link: http://shop.zabars.com/on/demandware.store/WFS/Zabar-ZabarStorefront-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start;pgid=KmUg8a05TU40004gR1hMaJ540000650UXsNy?ProductUUID=mNfAqLIWcGkAAAEA72xyzmCA&CatalogCategoryID=FWjAqCg%2eRqIAAAEEX_7m0mIU&JumpTo=OfferList# Mon Dec 05 14:44:16 -0800 2005 0 p.j. 1 1443969 Glad to have helped. Cool about Zabar's! As for the other cheeses, I would hope that his receiving positive feedback might convince him to hire that rabbi to watch over some other cheeses there as well--hopefully the provolone and the grana padano! Mon Dec 05 15:31:23 -0800 2005 1443968 0 DeisCane 2 1443970 I believe I have seen that Rabbi's certification on Grana and Provolone sold at Fairway's. Mon Dec 05 16:41:30 -0800 2005 1443969 0 velorutionary 1 1443976 i have had this parmigano reggiano many times and i must say that it's the best i've ever tasted. enjoy!! Tue Dec 06 11:01:24 -0800 2005 1443968 0 entrails 2 1443992 It's certainly better than the usual kosher "parmigano", but isn't in the ballpark of the "real deal". I'm glad it's available, if for no other reason than to raise the standards of what the kosher crowd should expect from cheese. Wed Dec 07 13:47:18 -0800 2005 1443976 0 Nathan 2 1444000 Nathan Why do you say that. I haven't tried it, but it looks like it's proper P-R. Thu Dec 08 09:22:37 -0800 2005 1443976 0 londonosher 3 1444010 If it falls short of treyf P-R, it's because of it's packaging, imo, which keeps it from properly drying. The taste, however, is spot on. Fri Dec 09 13:41:48 -0800 2005 1444000 0 DeisCane 4 1444043 As I previously wrote, it's not bad, and I'm glad it's available. But compared to better non-certified versions, it falls short IMO. Many in the target market will never know the difference, so to them it may not matter. Wed Dec 14 00:12:31 -0800 2005 1444010 0 Nathan 1 1443979 I've had the parmigiano from Zabar's many times and think it is outstanding. The cheese ships ground, not air shipping, so it is more affordable. Tue Dec 06 13:03:37 -0800 2005 1443968 0 JK 1 1443982 Have seen this cheese at Wegman's in Virginia. Not being up on the particulars of Italian hashgacha, I've been meaning to check on this by calling say, the star-k, with the particulars. It sure would be a welcome addition to spaghetti, for example. Tue Dec 06 21:38:53 -0800 2005 1443968 0 Steve M.