My First Parmesan Experience: A Snapshot

...Despite my ignorance unto questo formaggio, the texture was nonetheless bliss within my mouth. Rolling the glob around my mouth, I proceeded to bite into the cheese yet convinced of nothing. The consistency first and foremost surprised my palate. The firmness of the fresh cheese gave way nicely but altered occasionally from the rich sections, broken up by a certain crunchiness I could only compare to crispy wafers found within certain chocolate. But as I continued to chew the taste began to expand within my mouth quickly consuming my senses. At the start, the Parmesan is creamy, and provided an interesting sensation as the morsel broke down into smaller pieces. The sweet creamy flavor slowly expanded but was punctuated by the occasional spike of a certain essence I could almost point to as picante. Far from forgotten, the bit was soon fully consumed. It not only delighted my senses both with its outwardly pungent aroma and fantastically strong taste, but it whet my palate for the rest of the spread before me...