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Vegetarian Parmesan

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twosoups1972 · 03/03/2019 10:43

Where can you buy it please?

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TheSpottedZebra · 03/03/2019 10:46

The value range of big supermarkets - it's Italian Style Hard Cheese or similar.

I got some from sainsburys last week, but i think other places have it too.

kennelmaid · 03/03/2019 11:22

I'm curious - what makes parmesan not vegetarian?

Starch · 03/03/2019 11:24

I'm curious - what makes parmesan not vegetarian?

Animal rennet

kennelmaid · 03/03/2019 11:51

What's animal rennet?

Daisydoesnt · 03/03/2019 11:59

You won't find a vegetarian Parmesan OP - its has protected designation of origin status and all Parmesan is made using rennet.

You need to look instead for a vegetarian hard or Italian Style hard cheese.

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twosoups1972 · 03/03/2019 12:13

daisy will it still taste like Parmesan?

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Daisydoesnt · 03/03/2019 12:27

well it depends what you manage to find! But it won't and can't be an exact Parmesan.

Leeds2 · 03/03/2019 13:03

I bought some from Tesco at Christmas, ready grated. I'm fairly sure it was labelled as vegetarian Parmesan, rather than hard cheese.

UterusUterusGhali · 03/03/2019 13:23

Waitrose sell it. It's about £2.50 for a wedge, but obviously isn't actual Parmesan. It's called Italian hard cheese or something.

MyBiscuitspread · 03/03/2019 13:49

I really miss eating Parmesan... The Sainsburys one doesn't taste the same.

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