Grana Padano PDO 16-20 months and Quince mostarda<\/strong><\/h3>\nThis can be considered the mother of all mustards and has always been produced in Mantuan households.
\nIt has a rather crunchy texture and an intense flavour; it has the ability to deeply absorb the mustard essential oils so it should be served by opening the packet about ten minutes before serving to allow it to breathe and reduce its intensity on the nose.
\nWe suggest pairing it with Grana Padano 16-20 months, but it also goes well with cheeses aged for longer, even beyond 24 months.
\nIn this combination, one appreciates the crunchy structure of the quince, which adapts to and supports the harder, grainier structure of this type of cheese; the spiciness of the preparation is very important, but the two products nevertheless follow each other pleasantly, and the intensity of flavour of this Grana Padano alternates with that of the mostarda, allowing one to appreciate both.\n<\/p>\n
Curious facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The quince (Cydonia oblunga) does not belong to either the apple or the pear tree families, but is a separate species. However, they are actually all closely related: they all belong to the Rosaceae family and come under the Pomoideae subfamily whose fruit (pome) originates from the receptacle (the enlarged end part of the pedicel of the flower). It is therefore a ‘false fruit’, i.e. a structure that is not derived from the pistil (the female part of the flower). Inside the flesh there is a 5-cell ovary containing the seeds.
\nThe shape of the fruits of different quince varieties often causes confusion, as they can resemble those of the apple and pear trees. Undoubtedly, the quince can rightfully claim a place in the category of ‘forgotten fruits’: cultivated since antiquity – it is no coincidence that the botanical name of the genus derives from that of a city in ancient Greece – it has not spread as extensively as other fruit species. Nowadays, it is in fact little known, and in fact the tree is often mistaken for a variety of apple or pear tree when, in fact, it belongs to a separate species and is classified in a different genus.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ module_class=”article_sub_img_text_content_left” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”94%” custom_padding=”20px||30px||false|false” border_color_top=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”article_sub_img_wrap_left” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GP_Mostarda-di-zucca.jpg” title_text=”GP_Mostarda-di-zucca” align=”center” show_bottom_space_tablet=”on” show_bottom_space_last_edited=”off|phone” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”30px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”article_sub_text_wrap_left” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Merriweather|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0f0f0f” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” width=”97.1%” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n