The Land of Cheese and Ham, Parma

Parma, located an hr away from Bologna by regional train.. Its where the Parmesan cheese came from or which better known as Parmaggiano Reggiano in Italy. Its so near hence its better to come to the city and visit the factory that produces the cheese. Not only cheese are famous here, the ham is also one of their main production, the Parma Ham or known as Prosciutto.

At the first glance, we all thought that it will be a short visit to Parma and head to Modena but its seems to be impossible as the factory is located at the outskirt of the city. somewhere in Langhirano.

First, went around the city centre and its the market day.. tons of clothes and local produce are sell in the city. But it doesnt attract me as usual.. shopping is never my thing except for book and groceries.. i'm a freak so get over it.. we went around the city stopping in places to grab coffee.. taking pictures of the dome and palaces.

Then we head to the factory. Taking  an hour bus to the outskirt where the owner will pick us up by car, the factory is located very outskirt in a quaint little town.. the factory we went , are not a huge factory of mass production but a small scale parmaggiano factory.

The owner brought us around to see the factory, its pretty tedious process actually.but the outcome is awesome :)

After spending 1 hour visiting, we tuck in into the factory cafe and served by delicious food prepared by the owner family. Its simple dishes, bread with cheese, fresh pizza, some traditional emilia romagna cuisine and bottles of wines.. The whole food and visit only cost us 12 euro per person inclusive the transport, so pretty awesome trips.

After an exhausting day, we hopped the next train back to bologna before heading for drinks in the bar for some apperitivo. More food more booze.