Food fact
An Italian bank accepts wheels of Parmesan cheese as security for loans.
The details
Credem, a bank in the Emilia-Romagna region, has long accepted aged wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano as collateral, storing them in its own climate-controlled warehouses while they mature.
Source: Parmigiano Reggiano (Wikipedia)
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