rennet
Calf stomach extract
Rennet is a substance containing enzymes that curdle milk, essential for making cheese.
It causes milk proteins to coagulate and separate into curds and whey.
Traditional rennet comes from the stomach lining of young calves, though vegetable-based and microbial alternatives exist: The recipe calls for a few drops of rennet.
Juvenile cow or leg part
- kidChild or young goat
- lambJuvenile sheep
- stomach liningInner protective gastric surface
- abomasumRuminant's acid-secreting stomach
slaughter · microbial · fungal · vegetable · thistle · cardoon · genetically modified · kosher
Gastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- coagulantAgent inducing clotting
- catalystAgent enabling change
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
hydrolysis · proteolysis · biochemistry · microbial · recombinant · activation · denaturation · pH
Coagulated milk solids
- wheyLiquid from curdled dairy
- caseinDairy phosphoprotein for industry
- curdlingSeparating into lumps
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
cheesemaker · ripening · brine · milkfat · artisanal · vat · cheddar · gouda
Made by skilled craftspeople
- farmsteadFarm with residence
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- ancestralOf one's forebears
time-honored · authentic · rustic · old-world · raw milk · unpasteurized · terroir · regional
calf
Juvenile cow or leg part
- kidChild or young goat
- lambJuvenile sheep
- stomach liningInner protective gastric surface
abomasum · slaughter · microbial · fungal · vegetable · thistle · cardoon · genetically modified · kosher · halal
pepsin
Gastric protein-cleaving enzyme
substrate · hydrolysis · proteolysis · biochemistry · microbial · recombinant · activation · denaturation · pH · specificity
curds
Coagulated milk solids
coagulation · cheesemaker · ripening · brine · milkfat · artisanal · vat · cheddar · gouda · camembert
artisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
- farmsteadFarm with residence
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
ancestral · time-honored · authentic · rustic · old-world · raw milk · unpasteurized · terroir · regional · cave-aged
- dairy enzymeslactase
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- animal byproductstallow, lard, gelatin, bone meal, blood meal
- Cheese Makingvats, curds, whey, cultures, rind
- Cheesemakingcultures, curds, whey, starter culture, starter cultures
- cooking agentsbaking powder, baking soda, yeast, active dry yeast, instant yeast