Agar Agar

[Kanewood]

Does anyone know where I can get Agar Agar in the West Sussex area (or maybe by post elsewhere)? It's a gelatine substitute made from seaweed. I've tried supermarkets, health food shops, internet - all to no avail. Maybe a more specialist shop? Thanks for any help.

[Pigletion]

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/fram eset/detail/404100_Clearspring_Agar_Flakes__28 g.html

http://www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/china-grass- -falooda--agar-agar--gulaman-1100-p.asp

http://shop.waiyeehong.com/index.php?main_page =product_info&products_id=1926¤cy=GBP

If you search for agar (rather than agar agar) you seem to get better results. Wholefoods also stock it.

[Kanewood]

Thanks for your help and good tip! Hope to get some results now.

[Jugglering]

You should be able to get Vege-Gel (made by Supercook) on the cake making shelves in your nearest large supermarket, along with the baking powders, cream of tartar and leaf gelatine (which is made from animal bones and thus not for us veggies).

I've found an interesting link which describes all the different gelatine substitutes - http://www.vegsoc.org/info/gelling.html

[Kanewood]

Thanks for your help Juggerling.

Pigleton - sorry for the late addition of the rating - must have got it wrong before.

[tamborine]

ask a fisherman (since ur near the coast) for some seaweed - boil it up - hey presto. 'tis aspic, also from jellied eels.....oooooh yummy!

[theonlyone]

i love jellied eels ..sorry just popped
in ...