Is anyone else irritated by the "Parmesan cheese" vs the "Parmigiana" thing?

[Glassunion]

16. I think you may have mis-read what I wrote.

I wrote:
"the neighboring towns of Parma and Reggio Emilia"
not
"the neighboring towns of Parma and Emilia-Romagna"

I understand that Emilia-Romagna is the region. Inside that region are two cities, one is Parma and the other Reggio Emilia (in Italian: Reggio nell'Emilia). The two cities are about 20 or so miles apart if you take the Via Emilia.

However, I should have more clearly stated that the cheese is produced "around" (instead of in) the neighboring cities of Parma and Reggio Emilia (giving it its namesake). Within the Emilia-Romagna region the cities I mentioned, plus the cities of Bologna and Modena also produce the cheese. In the Lombardy region, the city of Mantova is also a producer. According to the PDO all of the producers are "on the plains, hills and mountains enclosed between the rivers Po and Reno".

I should have been more clear. Sorry about that. Sometimes my brain moves faster than my fingers can type and I become unclear.

http://www.parmigianoreggiano.com/default.aspx