Cheese is not vegetarian (substance, review, pizza, animal) - Vegetarian and Vegan Food - City-Data Forum

scsigurl3000 · 05-10-2010, 08:57 AM

I'm curious, people on this list do know that cheese, unless it's a vegetarian specialty item, has rennet in it, which is a substance from the stomachs of baby cows? Cheese is not vegetarian!!

girlbuffalo1 · 05-10-2010, 09:14 AM

Many cheeses do not have rennet--(including most (but not all so check the list) Land O Lakes, Cabot, Organic Valley, Sargento, Sorrento, Philidelphia cream cheese, Tillamook)..

Green Irish Eyes · 05-10-2010, 10:09 AM

And there's a whole thread dedicated to the new Daiya vegan cheese, which is garnering some rave reviews.

Opyelie · 05-10-2010, 12:06 PM

So what do you call someone who does eat dairy - I mean it may be an "animal product" but it doesn't HARM the animal to eat it.

Green Irish Eyes · 05-10-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Opyelie

So what do you call someone who does eat dairy - I mean it may be an "animal product" but it doesn't HARM the animal to eat it.

Vegetarian.

groar · 05-10-2010, 01:26 PM

yeah it's actually pretty uncommon these days for cheeses in the u.s. to contain animal rennet. it's pretty much only used in artisanal cheeses.

i learned that on this board!

plaidmom · 05-10-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by groar

yeah it's actually pretty uncommon these days for cheeses in the u.s. to contain animal rennet. it's pretty much only used in artisanal cheeses.

i learned that on this board!

It was in the pizza thread.

So, yes, if you want to read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/veget...getarians.html it's already been discussed. Most commercial cheese made in the US does not use animal rennet.

Unfortuantely, that means that many of the really great (imported/artisanal) cheeses still do.

It's important to read lables.

Dorthy · 05-11-2010, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Opyelie

So what do you call someone who does eat dairy - I mean it may be an "animal product" but it doesn't HARM the animal to eat it.

Vegetarian. I have to disagree that the dairy industry doesn't harm it's animals.

Green Irish Eyes · 05-11-2010, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dorthy

Vegetarian. I have to disagree that the dairy industry doesn't harm it's animals.

I agree. Probably the more accurate phrase is that the animal doesn't have to be killed to make the product .....

JustJulia · 05-11-2010, 07:13 AM

What does a lacto-ovo vegetarian signify again? That you eat milk and eggs? But if "vegetarian" already means that ... okay, I'm confused.