Agar-Agar (Kanten in Japanese)

You can all thank Jonathan, our resident founding CEO and self-admitted Japanese food addict for adding this to our catalog and we are absolutely tickled pink (or you could say white and red) to be adding what is arguably the best dessert enhancer with no calories anywhere plus a great fiber addition!

How to use Kanten (Agar-Agar)

THE healthy and vegan alternative to commercial animal or chemical derived gelatins.

It is made of a sea vegetable that has been freeze dried and has no discernable flavor.

Andrea is the dessert expert in our ranks and she has taken to Kanten like a bee to honey. Andrea uses kanten to thicken her fruit aspics, custards and pie fillings.

Andrea makes a pomegranate and pear aspic that is divine. Break one bar into pieces and place in 3 cups of water or juice. Bring to a boil without a lid, stirring occasionally. Reduce the flame to low and simmer for 15 minutes until dissolved. Add the pomegranate juice and add thinly sliced pears, cook for 3 to 4 minutes until tender and pour into a mold. Put aside to gel for 60 minutes or refrigerate to speed gelling.

In Japan, all sea vegetables are valued for their believed ability to enrich and cleanse the blood. MiracleNoodle Agar Agar is low carb, contains no sodium, zero calories and is fat free and as Jonathan keeps reminding us is a good fiber source, as well as providing calcium and iron!

Although known in Japan for ages, kanten has taken the country by storm as a weight loss aid.