Grana Padano

Torching the wheels. Cheese at its most badass.

Cutting the Grana Padano—it&#039;s an art form in and of itself.

The wheel is scored...

And knives are inserted to create a crack, in a method similar to stone cutting.

The wheel is flipped and the re-pierced...

...and if done properly, the cracks run together and split the wheel in two.

Fragments of cheese are then chipped off...

Apologies for the blur—I was busy trying to elbow my way in for a taste.