305376 Wed Jun 28 18:36:32 -0700 2006 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 1717049 The Cheeseboard's sharp domestic is the closest I've found, but nothing else approaches my memories of Rocco's hoagies with sharp provolone. Is there any here? Wed Jun 28 18:36:32 -0700 2006 13192 chocolatetartguy 1 1717260 Old-school Italian delis often have extra-sharp provolone. Try Zarri's on Solano, Moliari's in North Beach, or Lucca on Valencia in SF. Wed Jun 28 19:52:38 -0700 2006 1717049 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 1717280 I think sharp provolone is imported, not domestic. When we were little we called it "bite your tongue cheese" and I could never find it in later years. Then I happened on an Italian deli in San Diego and they told me that what I remembered was imported. There are usually two grades...I've been perfectly happy with the least expensive imported. I usually buy it at Italian delis, although I think I also found it once at Cheese Plus on Polk at Pacific. Wed Jun 28 19:58:07 -0700 2006 1717049 10544 Lives to Eat 2 1717413 I first tried the imported sharp provolone at the Cheeseboard, but decided that the domestic "sharp" was more to my liking. The garage saler who sent me to Geno's, also mentioned a great cheese store in Philly. I should have brought home a wheel. And yes, "bite your tongue" is a great description of the mouth feel. Wed Jun 28 20:55:04 -0700 2006 1717280 13192 chocolatetartguy 1 1717317 Extra-sharp is also called Provolone piccante (double "c"). Wed Jun 28 20:13:42 -0700 2006 1717049 11369 Robert Lauriston