Grana Padano DOP Cubes at a glance
Grana Padano DOP in 20 g cubes is a ready-to-serve format of Italy's most popular PDO hard cheese, aged a minimum of 9 months and supplied in 500 g bags (8 kg carton). Straw-yellow, grainy and fragrant, each cube has the sweet-savoury, slightly nutty flavour of Grana Padano without any prep. Ideal for aperitivo boards, snacking, catering and grab-and-go.
What Grana Padano DOP is
Grana Padano is a hard, granular, cooked-curd cheese made from cow's milk in the Po Valley and protected by a PDO (DOP) designation. Its name comes from grana, the grainy texture of its long-aged paste. It is one of the world's most consumed PDO cheeses, made to a strict consortium specification that governs milk area, feed, processing and minimum ageing.
Origin
Production is limited to a defined area of northern Italy across the Po Valley, spanning regions such as Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Trentino. This cube comes from Lombardy, the historic heartland of Grana Padano.
The producer
It is produced by Latteria Sociale Mantova, a cooperative dairy in the Mantua area of Lombardy that works local cow's milk into Grana Padano DOP under the consortium's rules. Cooperative dairies like this are the backbone of authentic Grana production.
Why cubes
The 20 g cube format removes all knife work: no rind to trim, no block to portion. It is perfect for aperitivo and tasting boards, lunch boxes, hotel breakfasts, salad bars and event catering, giving consistent portions and fast service while keeping the cheese's natural fragrance.
Technical specifications
Made from raw cow's milk, salt and rennet, with egg-derived lysozyme as a preservative. Minimum ageing 9 months. Cubes of about 20 g in 500 g bags; carton of 8 kg. Keep refrigerated at 4-8 C. Contains milk and egg (lysozyme). Average values per 100 g: about 398 kcal, 29 g fat, 33 g protein.
Professional uses
Serve the cubes as they are on aperitivo and cheese boards with mostarda, honey or balsamic; scatter them through salads, risottos and pasta; or pair with cured meats for an antipasto. They also melt readily into sauces and gratins when a quick hit of Grana flavour is needed.
Pairings
Classic matches are balsamic vinegar of Modena, acacia honey, walnuts, pears and mostarda. On the glass, it works with a Lambrusco, a Franciacorta or a structured red from the same Po Valley.
Storage and delivery
Keep refrigerated at 4-8 C and reseal the bag after opening. LAPA delivers it refrigerated across Switzerland - to restaurants, hotels, caterers, delicatessens and private customers in Zurich, Bern, Lugano and beyond - six days a week and with no minimum order.
Who it is for
Caterers, hotels, bars and delis that want a no-prep, portion-controlled DOP cheese, plus anyone building an Italian aperitivo at home.
