パルメザンチーズ
ぱるめざんちーず
noun
Parmesan cheese
1.
Parmesan cheese (a hard, aged Italian-style cheese)
A hard, granular cheese with a sharp, savory flavor, originally from Italy (Parmigiano-Reggiano). In Japan, パルメザンチーズ usually refers to the powdered version sold in green-topped shaker bottles for use on pasta, salads, and gratins, but it also covers genuine block Parmesan cheese.
パスタにパルメザンチーズをかける。
I sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the pasta.
サラダにすりおろしたパルメザンチーズをのせた。
I put grated Parmesan cheese on top of the salad.
粉のパルメザンチーズをスーパーで買ってきた。
I bought powdered Parmesan cheese at the supermarket.
パルメザンチーズをたっぷりかけると、シンプルなパスタでも贅沢な味になる。
Generously sprinkling on Parmesan cheese turns even a simple pasta into a luxurious-tasting dish.
パルメザンチーズ is the standard Japanese name for Parmesan-style cheese. Most Japanese consumers first encounter it as the powdered cheese sold in green-topped shaker containers, which is why パルメザンチーズ is often used loosely as a synonym for any sharp, dry, grated cheese sprinkled on pasta.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- パルメザンチーズをかける: to sprinkle Parmesan cheese on (something)
- パルメザンチーズをふる: to sprinkle / dust with Parmesan cheese
- パルメザンチーズをすりおろす: to grate Parmesan cheese
- 粉のパルメザンチーズ: powdered Parmesan cheese
- パルメザンチーズの風味: Parmesan flavor
SIMILAR / RELATED TERMS:
- パルミジャーノ・レッジャーノ: Parmigiano-Reggiano (the protected Italian-origin name)
- 粉チーズ: powdered cheese (often used interchangeably with shaker-bottle parmesan)
- ペコリーノ・ロマーノ: Pecorino Romano (a similar hard cheese, made from sheep's milk)
- グラナ・パダーノ: Grana Padano (a closely related Italian hard cheese)
- チーズ: cheese (general term)
USAGE NOTES:
- In Japanese supermarkets the powdered shaker-bottle product is labeled パルメザンチーズ even when, technically, it does not meet the EU's protected designation (which restricts the name "Parmigiano-Reggiano" to cheese from a specific region of Italy).
- For block cheese, more specialty-oriented stores and restaurants tend to use the Italian name パルミジャーノ・レッジャーノ instead, signaling authenticity.