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That restaurants should know parmesan isn't vegetarian?

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SpikyCoconut · 13/06/2024 16:11

My Mum has booked this restaurant and asked if I want to come along.

Surely the chef should know this?

https://www.315barandrestaurant.co.uk/

Wibu to get in touch with them and ask if it is actually a parmesan substitute (in which case it should be labelled correctly!) Or if they can develop a different dish that actually IS vegetarian? There are two dishes with parmesan on the vegetarian menu.

315 Bar and Restaurant, Lepton, Huddersfield – 315 boasts fine dining, luxury accommodation, an invigorating health spa and so much more

https://www.315barandrestaurant.co.uk

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uhOhOP · 13/06/2024 16:16

The people who are voting that OP is being unreasonable, is it that you think all cheese is vegetarian? Because I think OP's points are valid, about the correct labelling of vegetarian dishes and that restaurant cooks ought to know parmesan is not vegetarian.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 13/06/2024 16:16

I’ve just seen online that as Parmesan cheese is made from rennet which is an enzyme from calf stomachs so therefore not vegetarian friendly.

No3387 · 13/06/2024 16:15

VeryQuaintIrene · 13/06/2024 16:12

It's not vegan but surely cheese is vegetarian?

Parmesan uses rennet which isn't vegetarian.

You can ask if it's a sub, but I wouldn't ask them to develop a new dish.

Blueuggboots · 13/06/2024 16:15

I agree!! We were looking through a Michelin starred restaurant menu purported to be veggie....it had Comte cheese?! Not vegetarian cheese due to rennet, same as Parmesan!!

sleekcat · 13/06/2024 16:15

Real parmesan is never vegetarian but you can get a hard cheese substitute that is. However, if they have advertised it as parmesan then either it's a false description or it isn't vegetarian.

Bjorkdidit · 13/06/2024 16:15

No, parmesan isn't vegetarian, like a lot of cheeses and if it's vegetarian it's not parmesan. It could be a similar style of cheese, but by definition parmesan cannot be vegetarian.

But there's a lot of people selling food who don't seem to know a lot about it or the importance of describing it accurately. See also the lies they tell about all sorts of shit being butter.

Badassnameforadojo · 13/06/2024 16:14

VeryQuaintIrene · 13/06/2024 16:12

It's not vegan but surely cheese is vegetarian?

Not all cheese is vegetarian. Parmesan definitely is not.

fishonabicycle · 13/06/2024 16:14

No, not all cheese is vegetarian. It contains rennet which is an animal product...

uhOhOP · 13/06/2024 16:13

VeryQuaintIrene · 13/06/2024 16:12

It's not vegan but surely cheese is vegetarian?

Rennet.

VeryQuaintIrene · 13/06/2024 16:12

It's not vegan but surely cheese is vegetarian?

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