dietcoke Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Good news: I bought agar agar! Now I never have to go without hospital food again. (Actually, I needed it to make pie...which I haven't yet...) anyhow, my first two attempts have been crap: first I used tea (sweetened) but the "jello" came out as hard as gummy bears, and with no flavor. (diet food...haha!) then I tried using all natural root beer, and the consistincy was ALMOST what I was looking for, but not quite. Still a little too hard. Unfortiantly, it tasted like shit. Right now I'm making coffee to make into more jellos. I am really really looking for the same texture as geletin, but I haven't had it since I was eight! Am also looking for good flavors--orange, apple and cranberry being obvious ones (with juice as the liquid) but will coffee and tea work? (Don't worry about it not--the coffee will get into me somehow!!!) PLEASE help! I told my mom that the agar will last a while, but if I keep screwing up I'll have to get more! EDIT: my sister has been using the root beer jello to cut into shapes. I can just see the adds now. "Rachel's jello! Fun to play with, but not to eat! Buy now!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_raVen_ Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Here is all you need to know about agar, plus a great recipe. Below the recipe is a good chart of agar ratios AGAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormicaLinoleum Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I was just searching for agar in my store today, and I failed to find it. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_raVen_ Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 You can find it wherever seaweed is sold. It may also be near animal gelatin. One of the stores I frequent has it hanging on a stand with the rare dry mushrooms. It's located near the Asian foods. Do you have an Asian market nearby? They will have it. One I often find is in small packets, "Telephone Brand." Might even find some in the supplements section.Here is a list of names you may find it under: Burma: kyauk kyawChina: dai choy gohIndonesia: agar-agarMalaysia: agar-agarJapan: kantenPhilippines: gulamanSri Lanka: chun chowThailand: woon Here are a few pictures so you can identify it: NOW brand Agar-Agar Found mostly at health markets, like Whole Foods, etc.: EDEN brand AGAR FLAKES TELEPHONE brand AGAR-AGAR - usually in Asian markets. They are small packets. Here is the way a bar of it can look; it's called "kanten" in Japanese, but it's agar-agar. Okay, I'm not a photographer, but...http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/Raven_PZ/WholeAgarSeaweed3.jpghttp://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/Raven_PZ/WholeAgarSeaweed1.jpg There are other brand names available depending on what store you go to. The various names above might help, and you could just ask. More general info: COOK'S THESAURUS -great site, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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