Why Parmesan Cheese Is So Expensive || Regional Eats

A wheel of parmesan cheese can cost over $1,000.

A single wheel takes at least one year to age, 131 gallons of milk to make, and it can only be made in a restricted area in northern Italy, in the region of Emilia Romagna.

We visited a dairy in Parma, Italy to find out how the cheese is made and why it is so expensive.