Editor’s note: The theme of Gohan Lab is to help people make simple, tasty “gohan” (meals). Our sweet of the week is mitsumame, a Japanese dessert featuring agar (kanten) jelly. You’ll ...

This week’s water-based agar jelly is a dessert that make the most of Kumamoto’s clear water. It is composed of “iced persimmon” made by freezing sweet persimmon that has fully ripened on ...

Agar agar, often referred to simply as agar, is a jelly-like substance derived from ... Its neutral flavor and gelling ...

No worries, you can substitute it for regular agar, such as this agar agar powder ... Pour the steamy mixture into a jelly-making mold and let it chill in the refrigerator for four to five hours ...

Or a slightly warm lobster and crab jelly packed full of fried ... to serve to kids and I’ve even heard of agar-based diets in recent years which make you feel more full than you are (as it ...