![]() ![]() Made from skimmed milk, the final product is in the form of a large wheel, on average 84lb in weight, although in Pepys' time they could weigh up to 200 lbs. Parmesan is a French word that was adopted into the English language. ![]() Parmesan cheese is said to have been made for over 2000 years in the Po Valley area of Italy, although the first documentary evidence is from the 13th century. Like the many other items he saved from the fire, Parmesan cheese was valuable to him. The following day he personally carried more items to be taken away on a Thames barge, and later that evening with Sir William Pen, "I did dig another, and put our wine in it and I my Parmazan cheese, as well as my wine and some other things."īut why did he bury his Parmesan cheese? What was so special about a piece of cheese? Pepys' house was in the path of the fire and on the 3rd he borrowed a cart to "to carry away all my money, and plate, and best things". ![]() This was the start of the Great Fire of London which went onto devastate a large area of London. Samuel Pepys the great diarist was awoken on 2 September 1666 by his servant who told him of a great fire she had seen in the city. ![]() Print PD It's surprising what people will bury. Articles on the History of Essex, Researching your Ancestors, and British History Why did Pepys bury his Parmesan cheese? ![]()
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