The issue is isinglass, which is a substance derived from the swim bladders of fish, mainly sturgeon and cod. It’s used to speed up the clarification process during the production of Guinness, Smithwick, and many other...

. Isinglass in Urmston (many local and organic ingredients). Lime Tree in West Didsbury. Market Restaurant ( still OK but resting on its laurels). That Café in Levenshulme. Sam’s Chop House (love it) (and it’s more pub-like...

and to a fellow named Doug I learned quite a bit about the fining process, and determined that those who do not want to harm animals need to be wary of wines fined with gelatin or isinglass—and many wines are fined with...

He is right. Sort of. We have a goodly number of “middling” places in the area – Stock, Jem& I, Isinglass, Yang Sing, etc. Places where I enjoy eating and can afford to. But nothing really sparkling or exciting...

make me pause before eating ice cream or an omelette. No shrimp paste, no gelatin, no wines fined with isinglass or gelatin, no cheese made with animal rennet, no fish sauce. No leather, no tallow-based soap, no glue from animal...

with beady eyes. This is often more common in people changing their diet from health derived reasons or with people just starting to explore a meat free diet. Like anything, there is a learning curb (ie: isinglass in wine...

One more thing: If the wine is filtered (actually, “fined”) to remove cloudiness or particulate using casein, egg white, or isinglass (derived from sturgeon bladder, among other fish sources), those would all cause a...