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    • DellwoodBarker3 years ago

      Made some Kanten with AgarAgar and Apples this eve. Thus, this article search and discovery. Simple recipe from slim,simple cookbook of Healthy Foods. Kanten is good for Intestinal and Digestive Health. Agar Agar is alternative to the animal bones of other gelatins.

      He shared his discovery with a relative, who began harvesting and processing red seaweed into a product known locally as kanten. Seaweed-based jellies spread in popularity throughout Asia, especially in the climates of Southeast Asia, where they joined the mint-based grass jellies in local cuisines. The common English term for kanten is agar-agar, which comes from a Malay word for red seaweed. In Northern Europe, the red seaweed known as “Irish Moss” had also been gathered for centuries and boiled with milk to release the thickening agent carrageenan.