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What not to feed vegetarians
(i.e. hidden animal ingredients) can be
checked out at The Vegetarian Society UK - Information Sheet - Stumbling Blocks
- some stumblings blocks you might not know about include :
Beer - Cask-conditioned ales need fining
to clear the material (especially the yeast) held in suspension in the
liquid. This is invariably done by adding isinglass, derived from the swim
bladders of certain tropical fish especially the Chinese sturgeon, which
acts as a falling suspension. If you were to hold a pint of real ale up to
the light and see cloudy lumps swirling around that would suggest that the
cask had been recently disturbed and the isinglass shaken up from the
bottom. ... more .... The Vegetarian Society UK - Information Sheet - Alcohol.
Cider - Most of the main brands of cider
will have been fined using gelatine.
Scrumpy type ciders are less likely to have been fined. ... more ... The Vegetarian Society UK - Information Sheet - Alcohol.
Cheese is made by coagulating milk
to give curds which are then separated from the liquid, whey, after which
they can be processed and matured to produce a wide variety of cheeses.
Milk is coagulated by the addition of rennet. The active ingredient of
rennet is the enzyme, chymosin (also known as rennin). The usual source of
rennet is the stomach of slaughtered newly-born calves... more .. The Vegetarian Society UK - Information Sheet - Cheese & Rennet.
Wine May have been fined using isinglass,
dried blood, egg albumen, gelatine, chitin. Vegetarian alternatives
include bentonite, kieselguhr, kaolin and silica gel. Non vintage port is
fined with gelatine... more .. The Vegetarian Society UK - Information Sheet -
Wines.
If you're feeling a bit Jamie Oliver then recipes can be found at: The Vegetarian Society UK - Cordon Vert Recipes. |
