Parmesan, which is made
from animal rennet, is not strictly vegetarian, so if preparing this dish for meat - free guests remember to check with them in advance — vegetarian alternatives are available if they'd prefer.
Parmesan is never suitable for vegetarians (legally, to be called Parmesan it has to
include animal rennet).
Attention Vegetarians: We use vegetable rennet for the starter enzymes instead of the more
common animal rennet.
There are different kinds of rennet but
animal rennet is sourced from the stomach lining of baby cows (after slaughtering them).
No animal rennet is used in the cheese making process so it is vegetarian friendly.
Some vegetarians also avoid products that may use animal ingredients not included in their labels or which use animal products in their manufacturing i.e. cheeses that use
animal rennet, gelatin (from animal skin, bones, and connective tissue), some sugars that are whitened with bone char (e.g. cane sugar, but not beet sugar) and alcohol clarified with gelatin or crushed shellfish and sturgeon.