Horrified foodies claim they will never eat Parmesan cheese again after finding out how it’s made: ‘I think I am going to be sick’
- Parmesan cheese is made using animal rennet
- The substance is found in the stomach of young mammals
- The use of rennet makes the cheese not vegetarian-friendly
Foodies have been left horrified after finding out exactly how Parmesan cheese is made – with many swearing to never eat it again.
In a viral outburst, one woman declared her shock at the discovery the popular cheese contains a substance from a calf’s stomach.
‘Today years old when I found out Parmesan cheese is made from baby cow’s stomach and I could go cry. I’m just gonna have to go full vegan at this point,’ she said in a tweet.
The substance known as animal rennet is an essential ingredient in traditional Parmesan, a fact that sent many vegetarians especially into a spin.
Rennet is an enzyme found in the lining of mammal stomachs, typically young cows, sheep or goats, that helps them digest their mother’s milk.
Vegetarian foodies are sharing their shock at the ‘horrifying’ discovery that Parmesan cheese is made using rennet, a substance found in a baby cow’s stomach
The animals have to be killed for cheesemakers to extract the substance making anything with the ingredient not suitable for vegetarians.
‘Wow I had never heard that! Dairy is scary for real,’ someone responded.
‘Horrifying! Why are we eating baby anything as a species?’ asked a second.
What is rennet?
Rennet is usually taken from the fourth stomach of a relatively young grazing animal like calves, goats, or lambs.
That stomach is prized for its concentration of an enzyme called chymosin, which gradually loses its potency over time as grass replaces milk in that animal’s diet.
Traditionally, getting that rennet has meant slicing the stomachs of young calves into…
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