[Cheese] Parrano cheese

[Brian]

Hello Jack.
Went to the Napa Valley this last weekend and tasted some Parrano Gouda. 
they call it a "Deanery" cheese.
Parrano Cheese
Aged gouda is one of my favorite cheeses, so my fondness for Parrano 
Originale cheese was preordained. Another product of the Netherlands, this 
aged cheese is smooth and creamy like Gouda, but nuttier. It is often 
described as Italian in taste, somewhat like Parmesan. The company website 
describes it as a "deanery" cheese: "This is a type of cheese that uses a 
special coagulant to give it a slightly sweet, nut-flavored taste." I don't 
know about you, but talk of coagulants doesn't set off my salivary glands. 
Anyway, unlike most of my favorite cheeses, this one is of recent origin, so 
there is no cool story about the region of its birth. Still, it makes for a 
very tasty snack.



What pray tell is the "coagulants" they speak of?  Anywhere from "meso" or 
"thermo" starters to rennets I'm figuering.



Thanks

Brian


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