cruciverbalist > wrote:

> There was a thread here recently about chicken (or maybe it was veal)
> *parmesan*. I always thought the correct term was *parmigiana*. Am I
> wrong? Are the terms synonymous or are they two separate dishes? If
> separate, does anybody know the derivation of the two words?

"Parmesan" is just an English (and some other languages) spelling of
"Parmigiano (Reggiano)". The name drives from "Parma" and "Reggio
Emilia", in the general region of which the cheese is produced.

Victor