Cheese – vegetable enzymes, no animal rennet
It’s hard to find cheese that fits a halal diet. Most cheese producers use animal rennet or animal based enzymes. There are organic, all-natural gourmet cheeses available in some supermarkets and specialty stores. The$e al$o come with a gourmet a price $$$.
Here’s a cheese halalbyte that offers cheesy goodness with a great price: Tillamook Cheese!
What are the ingredients used to make Tillamook cheese?
The ingredients used to make Tillamook cheddar cheese include cultured milk, enzymes, salt, and annatto. All of our cheeses are made with a microbial/vegetable based enzymes, with the exception of Tillamook Vintage White Medium Cheddar Cheese and Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, which use a traditional rennet.
What kind of rennet do you use?
We use the microbial/vegetable-based enzyme (which has Kosher and Halal certification, and is approved for vegetarian products) to make all Tillamook cheese, with the exception of Tillamook Vintage White Medium Cheddar and Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheeses. Our unique flavor profile of Tillamook Vintage White is a result of using traditional rennet.
Tillamook cheese is available in most large supermarket chains and they offer a nice variety of flavors.
Our favorite:
Tillamook Pepper Jack Cheese
Other great flavors:
Smoked Black Pepper White Cheddar Cheese
Garlic Chili Pepper Cheddar Cheese
Do you have any cheesy recommendations?
Tags: cheese, enzyme, Halal, rennet, vegetable-based