Cheese-making

[derrynoose]

My friend, who is vegetarian, has just discovered that the enzyme rennin, used in curdling cheese at manufacture, is an extract from the lining of calf's stomach. Needless to say, she has stopped eating cheese on hearing this. Are there cheeses available where no animal extract is used in the manufacturing process?

[Rosetta]

I think you can get vegetarian cheese in most big supermarkets or maybe try health food shops

[mccfluff]

try vegetarian cheese its av in most supermarkets

[piggling]

My local supermarket is Waitrose & all it's own prepacked cheese is vegetarian.

[VINNY100_2]

The majority off cheeses are Vegetarian.!Just look out for the logo here. (:O)

[bednobs]

mst cheses are made with artificial rennin nowadays. Your friend is very reactionary - all she has to do is look for the V symbol on foods

[Jugglering]

As the others have said, most cheeses these days are made using veggie rennin... it is exceedingly rare for a cheese maker to use the animal products. Just look for a little *v* on the packet or label. I am surprised that your friend has only just discovered this,,,, we (in the veg society) were campaigning about this very point about 20 years ago !

[Rosetta]

I must admit I didn't know that^^^^^^

[derrynoose]

Thanks everyone for the helpful answers. I have located cheese with the vegetarian symbol in Sainsbury's this evening....and educated some of their young staff (using your wisdom) in the process!