People are just realising where parmesan cheese comes from – and it’s not good
CHEESE lovers across the nation adore parmesan – but new information has sparked controversy.
Whether you enjoy it sprinkled on top of pasta or baked in crispy chicken parmigiana – you might change your mind when you find out how it’s made.
It turns out parmesan is not made the same way as most traditional cheeses – churning cow’s milk.
Instead, people were shocked when they discovered this variety is made from the stomach of a calf or lamb.
It combines milk, salt and rennet – which is the enzyme taken from the baby animals’ stomach – and they’re usually slaughtered in the process.
One person posted on Twitter and sparked outrage: “I was today years old when I found out Parmesan cheese is made from baby cow’s stomach and I could go cry.”
People were disgusted at the revelation, someone responded: “Horrifying! Why are we eating baby anything as a species.”
“Wow I had never heard that! Dairy is scary for real,” said another.
Someone else commented: “That’s really gross. I don’t want another cheese in my life.”
“I just can’t… I’m done,” agreed a fourth.
Another posted: “I never knew either, that’s disgusting.”
However, hope is not lost for all the parmesan lovers out there – many people in the comments also pointed out that a lot of brands now use artificial rennet.
They informed others that vegetarian and vegan cheese is available and encouraged them to try what’s new on the market.
But a common theme expressed by animal lovers in the comments was to go ‘full’ vegan.
One wrote: “Vegan is the only way, the dairy industry is worse than the meat industry in my opinion, at least the poor things are killed when they’re used for meat.
“There is absolutely no need for us to consume animal flesh for their milk.”
“It’s much easier to go “full vegan” than put ourselves through the emotional pain of knowing what we are doing to these animals,” someone else added.
“Do it! The more research you do the more horrified you’ll be. Go Vegan and never look back,” advised a third.
Another spread words of encouragement: “I’m fully vegan and kicking Italian food was hard at first until I veganized it. You can do it.”