Cheese – vegetable enzymes, no animal rennet

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:57:01 +0000

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

Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Colby Jack Cheese

Do you have any cheesy recommendations?

Halalbytes – Living the halal life

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:15 +0000

As a Muslim living in the West, it can be a challenge to find good halal products and food items. Not all communities are surrounded by halal restaurants and grocery stores. However, there are means and ways to be healthy and stay halal. We will offer tips and suggestions for new or uncommon halal products available as well as alternative foods that we can enjoy and not feel guilty.

We hope you will offer your suggestions and tips as well. You can email us: halalbytes {at} gmail {dot} com, drop a note on our contact page or send us a direct message on Twitter.