What are the Ingredients in Parmigiano-Reggiano?
Can you please tell me if Parmigiano - Reggiano cheese is suitable for vegetarians? If not what is the animal ingredient used?
Dr. Gourmet Says...
The essential ingredients in Parmigiano
- Reggiano, as with most
cheeses, are milk, salt and rennet.
It depends on the type of vegetarian that you are whether you will eat cheese or not. Rennet is an enzyme that helps catalyze the fermentation of the cheese and is considered an animal product. Likewise, the milk is of animal origin. Many vegetarians will eat dairy products like milk or yogurt but not eat cheese because of the rennet. More on Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Thanks for writing.
Timothy S. Harlan, M.D.
Dr. Gourmet
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