Adventures in Cooking

[obake]

On Sunday, I took a cheese making class. I learned a lot, including that the thought of rennet grosses me out. I've been internet crawling for places to buy plant-derived rennet. I might just have to make my own

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[manywaters]

Where did you take the class, that sounds like a blast!

[obake]

I took it at a friend's house. She has a friend who is a cheesemaker and she came up for the day to teach it to a small group. There is a festival coming up: http://seattlecheesefestival.com/

There are some cool workshops there and booths where you could inquire about classes too.

[manywaters]

Wow, thanks!

[dragonfaery93]

Kosher cheese is made with veggie rennet; maybe try looking for kosher rennet, if veggie rennet isn't working?

[obake]

Kosher rennet can still come from animals. The kosher veggie rennet that I've read about is either microbial (which changes the taste of the cheese a bit because it's mold based), or genetically modified (plant based spliced with animal genes, bleh).

For the time being, I'm sticking with the soft cheeses that I can make with just lemon juice or citric acid. I'd love to find some thistle, nettle, or fig rennet, or find out how to make them.