Parmesan fans are 'going vegan' after learning how their favourite cheese is made
Some individuals are reeling after uncovering a fact about Parmesan cheese, prompting responses from "going vegan" to feeling "violated". Cheese might not typically strike one as being non-vegetarian, but the revelation regarding the production of Parmesan has caught many off guard due to its non-meat-free production method. As the Mirror highlighted, this cheese is crafted using rennet, which is an enzyme extracted from the stomach linings of young ruminants such as calves, lambs, and kids. A tweet posted in 2023 that left cheese lovers astonished announced: "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." The prospects of eating Parmesan again dwindled for some upon learning about its origins. One individual expressed their dismay: "I did not know. This makes me very sad. I like Parmesan but don't think I can ever eat it again," and another was equally disturbed: "Wow, I had never heard that! Dairy is scary for real." The person who posted the original message further declared: "I feel violated." To the chagrin of vegetarians, an array of other cheeses also contain rennet, including favourites like Manchego, Gruyere, Gorgonzola, and Camembert. On the brighter side, there are types of cheese available that don't use animal-derived rennet, allowing vegetarians to relish varieties such as Cheddar , Feta, Mozzarella, and Wensleydale without qualms. It was pointed out by one Twitter commentator that: "Rennet doesn't have to be from animal sources, there are vegetarian variants that work the same. "But it's true that you'll have to check for this to be able to say it's actually vegetarian." Another chimed in claiming: "Most rennet today uses genetically-engineered yeast and bacteria in its production, rather than calf stomachs." Another food's production process that has taken people by surprise recently is paprika , with people only learning what it's actually made from. Rather than being derived from a plant or herb, the deep-red spice that gives a sweet and smoky kick to dishes, is actually made from ground peppers. Paprika can be made with many different kinds of papers, from cayenne to Aleppo. Whichever pepper is chosen is left to dry than crushed using a mortar and pestle. Similar to Parmesan, it was a tweet that was previously shared the made the spicy revelation. At the time in 2023, @simsimmaaz tweeted: "Learning that paprika is just dried and crushed red bell peppers was really shocking. Like I dunno why I thought there was a Paprika tree somewhere." Multiple comments showed how this left people surprised, with one reading: "I didn't think there was a paprika tree, but I for sure thought it was some kind of spice blend or like its own thing that they just powdered."
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