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rennet
A mixture of enzymes obtained from the stomachs of calves and used to make milk coagulate in cheese production. There are also microbial and plant-based alternatives.
Zur Herstellung von Hartkäse wird der Milch Lab zugesetzt.
To produce hard cheese, rennet is added to the milk.
'Lab' (rennet) is a technical term from food production, specifically cheesemaking. In normal everyday life, you will rarely hear or use this word.
In der Molkerei lernten wir, wie man Lab richtig dosiert.
At the dairy, we learned how to measure rennet correctly.
'Lab' (rennet) is usually used with verbs that describe a production process. Typical combinations are 'Lab zugeben' (to add rennet), 'Lab zusetzen' (to add rennet), or 'Milch mit Lab eindicken' (to thicken milk with rennet).
Für diesen Käse muss man der erwärmten Milch etwas Lab zugeben.
For this cheese, you have to add a little rennet to the warmed milk.
The word is often used in sentences that describe a purpose or a means. It is frequently found in constructions with 'mit' (with) or in sentences with 'um ... zu' (in order to).
Man verwendet Lab, um die Milch gerinnen zu lassen.
Rennet is used to make the milk coagulate.