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Hi. Can I use it in my cheesecake recipe which require 1 1/2 tsp of gelatine powder with 5 tbsp water? If so I need to use the same amount of agar instead of gelatine? For me I feel if I use more water as it was showing in the video it will ruin the recipe!!! Any one tried this before
Another different about agar agar and gelatine is the agar agar set at room temperature when gelatine only set at cold tempt and kinda melt when it stay at room tempt for too long after it has been set. And if this help, there's tip for layering agar agar. When your first layer has set completely, take a toothpick or a tiny fork and make little holes on the first layer surface, then pour in your second layer. The holes between 2 layers can help the second one sticks to the other better.
Also, agar agar is faster than gelatin. For example if you use almond milk plus agar agar to make a pudding sometimes it can get firm in more or less than 30 minutes at room temperature
I love how asian stores sell some fantastic vegan products like tofu and agar agar at a verry accecible price, go to another one and they cost much, much more (sorry if bad english)
agreed lol white places shoot up prices when they literally buy from these big Asian countries. Asian countries have vegan/vegetarian cultures deeply ingrained and superfoods like Cordeyceps and Osmathus that have been used in Chinese and neighboring cultures for thousands of years now just recently be promoted by white supermodels LOL always late
Great video! Phuc Le (below) has also a great tip for multilayers to stick together better - make little holes (e.g. with a toothpick) in the set layers before pouring new ones. I would add: do not make the holes at a straight 90-degree angle (as in "I")! Make them diagonally for a stronger holding. If you make two little "V" or "X" shaped holes (if looking from the side), the effect should be yet a little better.
Thank you for sharing. I love Agar Agar, and I find the powder form much easier. You can also find it at Indian grocery stores. Just one word of caution, in the local Indian grocery near me, I check the expiration date because sometimes they sell outdated ones by wiping them out with acetone.
I liked the way you explained about it and to the point. As growing older it's good for the joints, helps regain the cartilage that's why I wanna start using it because it's better than jello. Thanks for the recipes.
Thank you for this video. I bought the powdered agar agar in the same Thai packet from your video a while back. I didn't know how to use it since the instructions were sparse. This video has saved me!
THANK YOU!!! I don't like when the layers separate. Thanks for all these great tips that you learned through your experience so I won't have to learn the hard wayyyyyyy.
Thank you for tips! I am artist/painter and use it to prime canvas. One of my classmates who is from India told me that in India they prime rice paper before they paint on it. Bless you
The powder takes rather a long time to dissolve, I’m not sure why one would mess with the thin string style. It’s interesting to work with a small variance between the water/agar agar ratio gives quite a different texture. That makes it perfect for different food texture applications
Wow .. watching this was like visiting a friend ... you have such a pleasant, personable style!!! A tip I saw on the web was to throw the agar-agar threads into a blender to make it into a powder if you want it to be quick and easy, rather than having to soak the threads and take longer!
Okay. I understood what you said about Agar-Agar; the proportions of water to powder, the temperature and waiting for the powder to dissolve. But, what if I don't want to use water and, therefore, cannot see the powder dissolve completely? What if I want to use only milk or coconut milk or orange juice, etc.?
Thank you for this! I bought some agar agar flakes, and most recipes only give you ratios for the powder, so I haven't been able to successfully use it thus far lol
Years later: I think measuring such small amounts of dry stuff is a good job for a little scale! That thread form is fairly common in the US, but every Asian market has those little bags of powder, and usually a kind of "stick" form, two sticks in a bag, sometimes they have a color. If you're trying to make something sparkling those threads I think make the most clear jelly. If you're putting ingredients in it, probably doesn't matter!
you can also put a spoom of your agar agar juice on a plate and wait some seconds for it to kool down then try if it's a bit like jelly so you can see if your agar agar juice is ready to set
I love the mango coconut jelly recipe, but want to get a more pronounced coconut flavour while cutting the sugar. Do you have any tips? Maybe use coconut water instead of water?
Some people are afraid of Irish moss because carageenen comes from it and there's been negative reports about that. But carageenen is a refined derivative whereas irish moss has all the beneficial parts and is healthy.
I love it.. filipino gelatin always use agar agar .... it is delicious... i can eat it all day lol.. We add some condense and evaporated milk in it and some fruits... Delicious... very delicious
I heard, on a program about Japanese food models, that agar was used to make molds of real food in the original process, which made fake food out of wax. From your video, I think I see how that worked.
On boiling the water and agar agar solution I didn't pay attention that the solution must be clear so my jellys were not that good. But this time I got a great jelly. Thank you.
Can you use soda like coke or sprite with woon or will the carbonation ruin the jellies flavor and texture? Also, what about making fresh thai iced tea with condensed milk jellies? Can I add the agar agar powder to the tea making process and then once the condensed milk is stirred in, then put it in the mold instead of a storage container?
Hi, one more thing you should know about Agar Agar is it's heat resistant. Gelatine after set will still melt under heat but Agar Agar after set it won't melt even under intense heat.
+Le Vinh It's definitely hard to melt it again! But in my experience it is possible, it just takes a bit of time, and it needs to be brought back to a full boil for a complete melting.
Thank you SO much!! I have been having the hugest amount of trouble finding a good explanation for how to use this and WHY to do all the pre-dissolving/boiling stuff. The only question I still have about using it is how to use it as a thickener to make something stable, but not solid. Is it just a question of amount? Would love your thoughts on this! :)
Thank you for all this information, Pailin!!! I had been staying away from agar agar because I wasn't sure how to use it but I tried it a few weeks ago to experiment with making thicker homemade L. Reuteri coconut yogurt and I wasn't sure what went wrong... 😅 so glad I found your video! I think I mixed the agar agar when the coconut milk was already at 82 degrees Celsius, so it most likely didn't mix evenly. I shall change that for my next batch! ☺
Hi! Thank you for your explanation of Agar Agar. There is Gelatine and there is Agar Agar. I think there is a 3rd thing similar to these two. And also, is it possible if you made a video on making pineapple Agar Agar, please. I have your books but video is easier, and also can see it. If I see, I remember 😀
hi pailin i am bharati from india .i jus saw u now first thing i wanna tell u is that u r very beautiful n u hav a lovely voice.god bless u n ya i am definitely going to try ur recipies
I just used about 2/3 teaspoons of the flakes to juices at the bottom of a wok from vegetables I'd been cooking on the stove for filling for spring rolls and I boiled it for 3 mins or so and mixed it into the veggies and now there is no more liquid at the bottom of the pan. So I guess it worked. I'll remember your tip that one tsp is enough to gelatinize more than 300 mls of liquid. I'm still unclear as to whether the boiling is really necessary or is it enough to add to warm liquid just to thicken it?
I guess agar-agar is common in east and south-east asia. You can get a pack (7g) of agar-agar for 30 cents in my country. Btw I don't think it's necessary to dissolve agar-agar in clear water then add the thick liquid. I usually put agar-agar in my pumpkin puree directly and got no prob 😊
You are so pretty! to see you explain and demonstate was a treat, thank for the good ideas of things to eat. Cheers from your heavenly brother Charles Andrew Oyedele Ososami. Peace xx
Hi... Nice video... Can u please help how to stabilize whipping cream using agar powder... I have seen many videos but all use gelatin n not agar.... Hope we get to c video using agar
HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note:
If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel.
Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video.
Thank you for watching!
thank you very much sister :)
Hi. Can I use it in my cheesecake recipe which require 1 1/2 tsp of gelatine powder with 5 tbsp water?
If so I need to use the same amount of agar instead of gelatine? For me I feel if I use more water as it was showing in the video it will ruin the recipe!!! Any one tried this before
Is gelatin the same as konnyaku jelly?
@@miha9523 No konnyaku is made from a kind of potato and gelatin is an animal product. Cheers! Adam
@@adamthehtkminion6750 thank you!
Another different about agar agar and gelatine is the agar agar set at room temperature when gelatine only set at cold tempt and kinda melt when it stay at room tempt for too long after it has been set.
And if this help, there's tip for layering agar agar. When your first layer has set completely, take a toothpick or a tiny fork and make little holes on the first layer surface, then pour in your second layer. The holes between 2 layers can help the second one sticks to the other better.
+Phuc Le good tip!
Phuc Le .good teaching
Phuc Le Wow thnx
Also, agar agar is faster than gelatin. For example if you use almond milk plus agar agar to make a pudding sometimes it can get firm in more or less than 30 minutes at room temperature
does that mean I dont need to boil it to get it to thicken liquid?
She’s very informative and straight to the point. I enjoy watching her cooking channel
I love how asian stores sell some fantastic vegan products like tofu and agar agar at a verry accecible price, go to another one and they cost much, much more (sorry if bad english)
True
agreed lol white places shoot up prices when they literally buy from these big Asian countries. Asian countries have vegan/vegetarian cultures deeply ingrained and superfoods like Cordeyceps and Osmathus that have been used in Chinese and neighboring cultures for thousands of years now just recently be promoted by white supermodels LOL always late
Yes, prices go up if they can market it as a "health food"
I'm sad no one pointed out your English was fine
@@OfficialROZWBRAZEL me too
I love how thorough you are in your explanation yet you don't go on and on and on to get to the point :) awesome :)
+Van Nguyen It has taken a lot of practice to get to that ;) But thank you, I appreciate it!
Great video! Phuc Le (below) has also a great tip for multilayers to stick together better - make little holes (e.g. with a toothpick) in the set layers before pouring new ones. I would add: do not make the holes at a straight 90-degree angle (as in "I")! Make them diagonally for a stronger holding. If you make two little "V" or "X" shaped holes (if looking from the side), the effect should be yet a little better.
Thank you for sharing. I love Agar Agar, and I find the powder form much easier. You can also find it at Indian grocery stores. Just one word of caution, in the local Indian grocery near me, I check the expiration date because sometimes they sell outdated ones by wiping them out with acetone.
I liked the way you explained about it and to the point. As growing older it's good for the joints, helps regain the cartilage that's why I wanna start using it because it's better than jello. Thanks for the recipes.
I am so grateful for this video. I am watching you from Ghana in West Africa.
I really love your positive personality...
+Loai Rady Thank you :)
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She speaks so well and is so straight to the point, wow. Subscribed
I just made some today! Of course as usual I do everything backwards and watched this afterwards lol! It turned out decent.
Thank you for this video. I bought the powdered agar agar in the same Thai packet from your video a while back. I didn't know how to use it since the instructions were sparse. This video has saved me!
THANK YOU!!! I don't like when the layers separate. Thanks for all these great tips that you learned through your experience so I won't have to learn the hard wayyyyyyy.
This was very helpful. I now know what I was doing wrong when using agar agar as a vegetarian substitute to make fondant. Thank you!
Thank you for tips!
I am artist/painter and use it to prime canvas. One of my classmates who is from India told me that in India they prime rice paper before they paint on it.
Bless you
Islam is the truth
The powder takes rather a long time to dissolve, I’m not sure why one would mess with the thin string style. It’s interesting to work with a small variance between the water/agar agar ratio gives quite a different texture. That makes it perfect for different food texture applications
In indonesia we're usually using agar2 rather than gelatine because is more halal product.
Wow .. watching this was like visiting a friend ... you have such a pleasant, personable style!!! A tip I saw on the web was to throw the agar-agar threads into a blender to make it into a powder if you want it to be quick and easy, rather than having to soak the threads and take longer!
Pailin u r explained all my questions.Thanks dear.your English & way of talking is amazing.God bless you
Thank you just I saw that agar agar , I thought what is agar agar ? You explained very well. You should be a good teacher 👏👌
Agar Agar is way better than gelatin
True. And for those with dietary restrictions (halal or vegan), no problem.
This is by far the most helpful video I've seen about Agar Agar. Thank you!!
Yr amazing love the way you explain everything
We got plenty here in the PHILIPPINES. Agar agar cold healthy snacks. I use powder now and i have tried a block before.
2:48 I was looking for info on how to use the agar agar powder since i just added it to hot water 🧐👍
Thanks for giving us helpful tips and information about how to cook with agar agar!
Okay. I understood what you said about Agar-Agar; the proportions of water to powder, the temperature and waiting for the powder to dissolve.
But, what if I don't want to use water and, therefore, cannot see the powder dissolve completely? What if I want to use only milk or coconut milk or orange juice, etc.?
Main ingredient used in petri dishes to grow bacteria 👌 makes sense why it would be a substitute for gelatin
Thank you for this! I bought some agar agar flakes, and most recipes only give you ratios for the powder, so I haven't been able to successfully use it thus far lol
you can grind it like black pepper
Years later: I think measuring such small amounts of dry stuff is a good job for a little scale! That thread form is fairly common in the US, but every Asian market has those little bags of powder, and usually a kind of "stick" form, two sticks in a bag, sometimes they have a color. If you're trying to make something sparkling those threads I think make the most clear jelly. If you're putting ingredients in it, probably doesn't matter!
you can also put a spoom of your agar agar juice on a plate and wait some seconds for it to kool down then try if it's a bit like jelly so you can see if your agar agar juice is ready to set
I love the mango coconut jelly recipe, but want to get a more pronounced coconut flavour while cutting the sugar. Do you have any tips? Maybe use coconut water instead of water?
The Irish throughout history have used agar agar to thicken things and make jellies and jams along with pastry cookery.
Some people are afraid of Irish moss because carageenen comes from it and there's been negative reports about that. But carageenen is a refined derivative whereas irish moss has all the beneficial parts and is healthy.
Thanks for sharing
Thank u, beautifully explained. Didn't feel u an youtuber rather like my family member
I love it.. filipino gelatin always use agar agar .... it is delicious... i can eat it all day lol.. We add some condense and evaporated milk in it and some fruits... Delicious... very delicious
I heard, on a program about Japanese food models, that agar was used to make molds of real food in the original process, which made fake food out of wax. From your video, I think I see how that worked.
Agar agar is blessing for Vegan and vegetarian, most of us Indian only do use agar agar.
I love the jelly recipes.
Wish i am there to enjoy the cooking by you.
More jelly recipes.
Uma from Malaysia.
Thanks
Thanks I really needed these
Thank you for this information, as a vegetarian i struggle to find information about Agar Agar.
On boiling the water and agar agar solution I didn't pay attention that the solution must be clear so my jellys were not that good. But this time I got a great jelly. Thank you.
Very informative explained in Proper plain english..
Thanks for your explanation. I like it .you look proffecional teacher. Keep up.
Thank you for the explanation.
Can you use soda like coke or sprite with woon or will the carbonation ruin the jellies flavor and texture? Also, what about making fresh thai iced tea with condensed milk jellies? Can I add the agar agar powder to the tea making process and then once the condensed milk is stirred in, then put it in the mold instead of a storage container?
Can agar agar be used to stabilise whipping cream? If yes then how? Please help!
Philippines , I am million of you fans. Godbless, goodluck and more power for your cooking lesson
Thanks for sharing 💕
Oh my.... You pronounce it right!!!
Thank you so much for this. I'm new to Agar Agar and the way you explained this was exemplary, easy to understand, step by step.
Thank you once again.
This is brilliant. Thank you for the tips !!
Oh thanks 🙏
Hi, one more thing you should know about Agar Agar is it's heat resistant. Gelatine after set will still melt under heat but Agar Agar after set it won't melt even under intense heat.
+Le Vinh It's definitely hard to melt it again! But in my experience it is possible, it just takes a bit of time, and it needs to be brought back to a full boil for a complete melting.
Agar Agar is marvellous !!! Too bad it is quite expensive in here and only available in selected stores 😥
I buy mine at the Chines supermarket, but in agar=agar bars, made in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Thank you!
Thanks for your explanation about this product 😊
Thank you SO much!! I have been having the hugest amount of trouble finding a good explanation for how to use this and WHY to do all the pre-dissolving/boiling stuff. The only question I still have about using it is how to use it as a thickener to make something stable, but not solid. Is it just a question of amount? Would love your thoughts on this! :)
Lol if you don't want it to set then it's easier to go with a starch (corn, tapioca, etc) powder to thicken any liquid.
Thank you for all this information, Pailin!!! I had been staying away from agar agar because I wasn't sure how to use it but I tried it a few weeks ago to experiment with making thicker homemade L. Reuteri coconut yogurt and I wasn't sure what went wrong... 😅 so glad I found your video! I think I mixed the agar agar when the coconut milk was already at 82 degrees Celsius, so it most likely didn't mix evenly. I shall change that for my next batch! ☺
Thank you for sharing this useful information! 🙏🥰
Thank you soo much for this video. Had been searching through the net for this for long time. 🙂🙂
I made Indian sweet using Agar Agar...and it was delicious... Everyone was asking how did I make it ... The sweet is called kharvas...
Thanks a lot, you made me understand my mistake, which was pouring hot water over the agar agar! One thing, isn't the kanten darker?
You can also find agar agar at some Asian food shops, if you can't find it ask the shop worker:)
first video of yours I've seen, you're a very likeable lady
Super cool explanation n beautiful work
I am going to try and make a traditional gelatin salad with agar. As I can't find unfavoured gelatin
Bravo pour vos conseils
Omg I'm so stupid I always thought u added agar agar to hot water and was so confused on why is wasn't mixing, I literally retried 5 times 😭😭
Thaaanks 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Cool stuff
agar agar threads we have to put in boiling water after soaking . Or we have to put it in slower flame and stir till it melt
Hi! Thank you for your explanation of Agar Agar. There is Gelatine and there is Agar Agar. I think there is a 3rd thing similar to these two. And also, is it possible if you made a video on making pineapple Agar Agar, please. I have your books but video is easier, and also can see it. If I see, I remember 😀
Hi! Added to request list :) Cheers! Adam
@@adamthehtkminion6750 Thank you
hi pailin i am bharati from india .i jus saw u now first thing i wanna tell u is that u r very beautiful n u hav a lovely voice.god bless u n ya i am definitely going to try ur recipies
Thank you, it was very helpful. 🙏🕉☮️❤️
Agar also good for growing mushrooms
Thanks
This was really helpful!
Excellent, thank you for explaining and showing! I like the comments too that added more tips.
Can you use it in breads?
YOU just saved my life!!! Thank you- such an elaborate video!
You given into is so helpful
Thanks a million !
Thank you for sharing your great recipe and tips!🙏🏻🥰👌🏻😋
I just used about 2/3 teaspoons of the flakes to juices at the bottom of a wok from vegetables I'd been cooking on the stove for filling for spring rolls and I boiled it for 3 mins or so and mixed it into the veggies and now there is no more liquid at the bottom of the pan. So I guess it worked. I'll remember your tip that one tsp is enough to gelatinize more than 300 mls of liquid. I'm still unclear as to whether the boiling is really necessary or is it enough to add to warm liquid just to thicken it?
Useful information
Very informative video, thank you!
Thank you so much for this video.It is very helpful for me. You have good teaching skills. Best wishes
Very good video. Every second useful information. No unnecessary talk. Thank you for the information :)
Can agar agar powder is used for making jam? Such as lemon jam.
I guess agar-agar is common in east and south-east asia. You can get a pack (7g) of agar-agar for 30 cents in my country.
Btw I don't think it's necessary to dissolve agar-agar in clear water then add the thick liquid. I usually put agar-agar in my pumpkin puree directly and got no prob 😊
You are so pretty! to see you explain and demonstate was a treat, thank for the good ideas of things to eat.
Cheers from your heavenly brother Charles Andrew Oyedele Ososami.
Peace xx
Hi... Nice video...
Can u please help how to stabilize whipping cream using agar powder... I have seen many videos but all use gelatin n not agar.... Hope we get to c video using agar
Well done, video! Would agar agar possibly keep a vegan “meatball” from crumbling in tomato sauce? IE, would it gel the mixture more firmly? Thanks! 👍
I bought some but was afraid to use it so this is super helpful! Thank you
U are a great cook.🤲🙏😊
Thank you. Do you know of a video showing how agar is made in the factory?
Excellent. Thanks!
Yeah, found it here at my local Asian market here in Sweden. So much weird interesting stuff in this shop haha