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 ...
Editor’s note: In the Taste of Life series, cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life. Ai Hosokawa, who grew ...
A WEDGE-SHAPED agar gel is formed by pouring out 10 ml. of a hot 2 per cent agar solution (‘Bacto-Agar’, Difco Laboratories) on a pre-warmed glass plate (16 cm. × 4 cm.), which is slightly inclined.