5 NON Vegetarian Cheeses

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Very sad news for all the vegetarians out there who are enjoying these cheeses and that includes myself. I stumbled across this post today and was shocked to discover the facts about them. Let me explain!

There are 5 cheeses currently that utilize "rennet" to help with the curdling process. Rennet is an enzyme found in the stomach lining of a calf to help them digest milk products. Unfortunately, using rennet in the curdling process actually makes the cheese a non vegetarian cheese. These 5 cheeses are:

• Parmigiano Reggiano - In order to be TRUE Parmigiano, rennet is an ingredient used.
• Manchego - A Spanish cheese that uses rennet.
• Gruyere - Fancy swiss, uses rennet.
• Gorgonzola - It's grosse anyways, avoid it!
• Pecorino Romano - Another Italian cheese that uses rennet.

As a Vegetarian, it's important to educate yourself and there will always be something new to learn. I've been a Vegetarian now for almost 16 years and this was news to me so it's definitely a learning process. I will be reading my ingredients a little better when I purchase any cheese the next time I visit the market and y'all should definitely do the same. It's going to be hard to stop using parmesan but I refuse to eat anything that involves the stomach lining of a slaughtered calf.

HAPPY VEG