Yeah, there still are heaps of MSG in them and therefore a lot of traditional “cucina povera” recipes make use of them.
Still, at least for parmigiano reggiano, modern food science has found that the mold living in the cheese dairies penetrates the rind several centimetres deep and is almost ubiquitous.
Likely it is as always: the dose makes the posion.
https://www.foodandwine.com/how-to-add-flavor-to-soups-and-stews-with-parmesan-rinds-7373158
Yeah, there still are heaps of MSG in them and therefore a lot of traditional “cucina povera” recipes make use of them.
Still, at least for parmigiano reggiano, modern food science has found that the mold living in the cheese dairies penetrates the rind several centimetres deep and is almost ubiquitous.
Likely it is as always: the dose makes the posion.