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What is agar agar and where can you buy it?
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- Adam Bush
Published: May 5, 2020 at 12:06 AM
Discover what agar agar is, where to shop for it, and how to use it in our ingredient glossary
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Check out our guide to agar agar, including where to buy it and plenty of recipe inspiration, then read about nutritional yeast, tempeh and aquafaba.
What is agar agar?
Agar agar is a gelling agent extracted from red algae and is used as a vegan alternative to gelatine. It is usually found as flakes or as a powder and is made from seaweed, although it has no flavour or scent. It is used in a similar way to gelatine, so is suitable for use in jellies, gels and set custards.
Where to buy agar agar
These three agar agar products are all in powdered form for super-easy dissolving:
Just Ingredients Agar Agar, £11.25/100g, olive shop
Cooks' Ingredients Agar Agar, £4.10/30g, Waitrose
Special Ingredients Agar Agar, £5.41/100g, Amazon
Agar agar recipes
Chinese pan-fried soup dumpling bao
Set aside a weekend to make chef Jeremy Pang's sheng jian bao complete with a fluffy dough and juicy pork filling.
Gin-cured trout
This beautifully delicate starter from The Surprise in London’s Chelsea features soft trout, a tangy yogurt purée and fresh cucumber salsa.
Christmas pavlova
These individual pavlovas are filled with caramelised pineapple, topped with vanilla-infused cream and finished with a passionfruit coulis – a truly showstopping dessert by Covent Garden restaurant, Ave Mario.
Vegan lemon meringue pie
A few swaps turns classic lemon meringue pie into an impressive vegan dessert everyone can enjoy.
Authors
Adam BushDeputy food editor
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