rennet

«rennet» in Mova's school dictionary: A substance, traditionally from a calf's stomach, used to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (rennet — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A substance, traditionally from a calf's stomach, used to make milk curdle (go thick and lumpy) when making cheese. tree →

2) Vegetable or microbial rennet: a similar substance made from plants or microbes, used for vegetarian cheese. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and food lessons, rennet contains an enzyme that makes milk proteins clump into curds, separating them from the liquid whey; curds become cheese. «Little Miss Muffet» ate curds and whey. Vegetarians check cheese labels for animal rennet. Phrases: «animal rennet», «vegetarian rennet», «curds and whey».

examples

• Cheesemakers add rennet to milk to make curds. tree →
• Rennet makes the milk go thick and lumpy. tree →
• This cheese is made with vegetarian rennet. tree →
• Traditional rennet comes from a calf's stomach. tree →
• The curds are pressed into cheese and the whey drains away. tree →
• Junket is a soft pudding made with milk and rennet. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some rennet». The key chemical is an enzyme called chymosin. Food trap: not all cheese is vegetarian, because animal rennet is used in some.

In the corpora

• Cheese-makers add bacteria and rennet to milk, which separates into solid curds and watery whey; the curds become cheese.

Trees and pragmatics

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