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 find its silky ...

Until recently, I was an agar-agar novice. I didn't grow up eating gelatin desserts like many of my friends, and I never really liked things with a jiggly consistency on those few rare occasions I ...

Agar is a polysaccharide-based hydrocolloid synthesized in the cell walls of red seaweed, known as agarophytes. 1 Owing to its unique gel-forming ability, agar has wide-ranging applications that ...

Back in December, I wrote about Gelatin Clarified Stock. It’s a wonderful technique, and one I still use. It is, however, slow. Due to the melting point of gelatin and the structure of the gel it sets ...

Scientists mix microorganisms with agar, a jelly-like substance from seaweed, to create amazing illustrations in petri dishes Meenakshi J Balaram Khamari's “Microbial Peacock” won second place in the ...