Agar Agar
Sometimes called Japanese gelatin, this is a natural vegetarian replacement for gelatin. Made from dried tasteless seaweed, it's widely used in Asia as a setting agent. Stronger than gelatin, it can be found in block, powder, strand, or flake form.
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I feel funny about gelatin (jello makes me feel all wobly inside), but I can't say if it's because of the wobliness or the fact I'm always afraid it's gonna be animal gelatin which grosses me out for some reason.
Actually, does anyone know if this is commonly used, or if supermarkets/companies still mainly use animal gelatin?
1I've heard about how gelatin is made and it creeps me out. (I'll still eat it though.) Anywho, agar agar is good if you want to make something that's a bit firmer than jello.
2agar agar is also useful as a thickener for sauces, savory ones included
3Sounds disgusting. I work in science, and we use agar to grow bacteria for experiements!
4Would this work as a direct replacement for gelatin? I've been looking to make some homemade marshmallows but feel a bit icky about using gelatin from my local supermarket, being a vegetarian!
5agar, haha. i use this every day in my lab.
6I used to have agar all the time when I was younger as a gelatin type dessert. Of course, it was flavored, but I always enjoyed it a lot.
7I am interested to the details use of agar agar in jelly and also in surimi/ crab stick solidification and the % to be used and the available price
8Biswanath Mukherjee
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