[577] in Vegetarian_Support_Group
rennet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lewis Haddow)
Fri May 19 11:36:46 1995
From: Lewis Haddow <9235367@arran.sms.ed.ac.uk>
To: vsg@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 16:30:20 +0000
There has been recent mail asking for our opinions on rennet in
cheese. I try and buy vegetarian cheese when possible, but the
problem is that the choice is restricted. At one time, only cheddar
was available in veg variety. Now my local supermarket has several
other hard veggie cheeses, Cheshire, Lancashire, etc. Being a bit of
a cheese fan, I often forget my vegetarianism and buy all sorts of
things. Is it true that ALL soft cheese was never made with rennet
in the first place? My brother told me this once. If so, great - I
really like Brie and Camembert. Also, vegetarian Stilton is supposed
to be even better than the original, just that no-one ever thought of
trying to make it until very recently.
What about gelatin, too? I often slip up there and eat various
sweets that contain it. Is there a veg alternative to gelatin?
There ought to be, as it's just a fairly pure mixture of the right
proteins, so I suppose it can't be too hard to make it in the same
way as rennet.
Lewis
