The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parmesan \Par`me*san"\, a. [F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.]
Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy.
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Parmesan cheese.
Parmesan cheese, a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.
Usage examples of "parmesan cheese".
At intervals along the bar, there were collections of assorted popcorn seasonings: garlic salt, lemon pepper, Cajun spices, curry powder, and Parmesan cheese in a green cardboard container.
She had begun to grate Parmesan cheese when her mother appeared and sat at the kitchen table before the window overlooking the backyard.
She had forgotten the Don's bowl of grated Parmesan cheese, and Pippi went into the kitchen for the grater and brought the bowl to the Don.
He lifted up the cloth that covered the lasagne and inhaled the aroma of fresh tomatoes and thyme and fresh-grated Parmesan cheese.
In Italy, we sat at sidewalk cafes and ate ham with shaved Parmesan cheese.
In addition to the chicken, he had been served pasta, not with tomato sauce, but with butter, basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese.
As Aunt Gen sprinkled Parmesan cheese over a bowl of cold pasta salad, she served up a smile that could have charmed the snake of Eden into a mood of benign companionship.
He put down a saucer of olive oil, grated Parmesan cheese into it, and ground fresh pepper on top.
Her skin was wrinkled in pinpricks like the surface of Parmesan cheese and a putty grey in colour.
Come, Stephen, sup with me - Killick shall toast you the Parmesan cheese - and we will have some music at last.
And you never saw me take snuff, the reason being that in my snuff- box I carry a piece of Parmesan cheese -- a cheese made in Italy, very nutritious.
My mother reminded me to bring home a big piece of Parmesan cheese and told me not to waste my time in Italy worrying.