Agar agar

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Agar agar (or just agar) is a sweetish jelly-like mass made from seaweed.

It can be used in jellies, as a soup thickener, in desserts, a vegetarian/vegan gelatin/binding substitute, as a clarifying agent in brewing, as a laxative, and more.