"Victor Sack" > wrote in message
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> 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

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