Agar-agar

A vegetarian alternative to gelatine, agar-agar is the jelly that results from boiling several kinds of seaweed together. It12ka4s dried and sold in powder form, flakes or bars and is also used as a stabiliser or thickener in many food products. It12ka4s available from the larger branches of most supermarkets as well as Asian grocers (it12ka4s frequently used in Asian cuisines). Useful if you want to make a jelly using pineapple, kiwi fruit or papaya, because these fruits break down the protein found in gelatine, preventing the jelly from setting.