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 ...

3. Now make the mango jelly, put the mango puree and 1 tbsp of maple syrup into a saucepan. Whisk in ½ tsp of agar agar flakes. Like the coconut jelly, bring up to the boil but don’t stir.

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 ...