[Lizzie R]

I'm having a BBQ this weekend and one of my guests is a vegetarian. I know she has had some trouble at BBQs before with very little meat free options so I am trying to provide options for her as well. I know she does eat cheese etc, but we have also had a conversation about how some cheeses have a protein from the stomach of the animal- or something along those lines- as an enzyme or something...

I could google this but I thought I would check if the EB community knows- what is the enzyme I should keep an eye out for, and are there any brands which are better for providing cheese without this?


Cheers.

[bakesgirls]

Is she vegan or vegetarian?

[Unatheowl]

My mil has this issue being Hindu cheeses used to contain animal rennet. These days they mostly use synthetic rennet anyway. You can usually look at the ingredients list and it should tell you whether it is animal or synthetic rennet. You will be able to find something you can use at woollies or Coles or the like.

[Nanaimo Girl]

I buy Coles brand cheese, it's animal rennet free.

[Studybug]

HI

It's generally on the label: rennet (non-animal).

Woolworths homebrand tasty cheese contains non-animal rennet. Soft cheeses I think the brand is Jindi? Found in coles/woolies.

Cheers

[Helen Magnus]

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This post has been edited by Helen Magnus: 03/05/2012, 01:19 AM

[Sally76]

I think nimbin cheese is made veg friendly

[Lizzie R]

Awesome.

Thanks so much. I'm doing my grocery shop tomorrow and now I know what to look for.

[Smudgied]

Rennet is a black bile from a cows stomach... It's gross... Even though I'm not full vegetarian I still wouldn't eat rennet cheese after seeing it! Ewwww!!