Some people have a severe reaction to even plant-based latex. If fig latex works so well as a rennet then why isn’t it more common? One reason is allergies. Is there a down side? I found this at a fascinating website- Eat the Weeds: Here’s a more modern example of a cheese maker successfully using fig sap – He said, “ Kids and adults alike were blown away by the simplicity and great taste!Īnother cheese making demo at Kfar Kadem, courtesy of Avivah Werner One of the demonstrations was making goat cheese from fresh goat milk. I asked him how that came to be and he explained that he was on a tour in Israel and they went to a place called Kfar Kedem (in Hoshaya) where they demonstrate ancient food preparation techniques. We tied the cloth tightly, and after 20 minutes, delicious goat cheese. We then poured the liquid through a cheesecloth, leaving the curds in the cloth. We just made goat cheese out of fresh goat milk today! We milked the goat, heated the milk, stirred for under a minute with a fresh fig leaf, and it’s separated into curds and a yellowish liquid. Last week, one of our customers, Gavriel Fagin, an adjunct professor at Yeshiva University in New York City wrote to us: Once the milk has curdled, allow it to cool.įig sap is being used to demonstrate cheese making at more than one historical re-enactment place in Israel. Heat the milk until it boils, stirring it with the fig branch. Fig sap may cause a rash, like poison ivy. Squeeze 5 drops of sap from the fig branch, being very careful not to touch the sap. Ancient Israelite Cheese from Neot Kedumim (Israel’s Biblical Landscape Reserve)
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