agar agar
Algae-derived thickener
Agar agar is a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed, used as a setting agent in cooking and laboratory work.
It sets firmer than gelatin and at room temperature, making it popular in Asian desserts and as a vegetarian alternative to animal-derived gelatin.
In microbiology, agar provides the medium for growing bacterial cultures in petri dishes.
Often shortened to simply agar.
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- seaweedSaltwater aquatic plants
- sea vegetableEdible marine algae
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
petri dish culture · culture · algae · wobbly · translucent · vegan · setting · dessert · laboratory · bacteria · medium · molecular gastronomy · solidify · jiggly texture · extract · powder · dissolve · plant based
- cooking agentsbaking powder, baking soda, yeast, active dry yeast, instant yeast
- Filipino Ingredientsube, pandan, coconut milk, glutinous rice, sago
- Marine Compoundsalginate, chitin, fish oil, sea moss, nori
- Malaysian foodnasi lemak, satay, rendang, beef rendang, chicken satay