Other Ingredients

Marzipan is a thick paste made from grounded almonds, eggs, sugar or honey. It is often rolled into thin sheets and is used for icing the cake. It is used to create shapes and is made out from almonds paste and is mixed with sugar and egg white. Usage In Italy, marzipan is made into different shapes and painted with food colorings. It i...

Unlike common belief, Ajinomoto is not an ingredient itself, but is a Food and Chemical corporation based in Japan that uses its name as a trademark for its original product Monosodium Glutamate. It is a salt widely used in Chinese cuisine to enhance flavors, hence popularly called the 'flavor enhancer.' Also known as MSG, its use is rather contr...

Agar is a gelatinous substance made from seaweed. A natural gelling agent, this thickener is made from red seaweed. It is used throughout the world and is sold in a form of a powder that is mixed with water to make a gelling agent. Sold as strips or powder, it is a white semi-translucent substance, commonly known as vegetarian gelatin. It is often...

Agar is a gelatinous substance made from seaweed. A natural gelling agent, this thickener is made from red seaweed. It is used throughout the world and is sold in a form of a powder that is mixed with water to make a gelling agent. Sold as strips or powder, it is a white semi-translucent substance, commonly known as vegetarian gelatin. It is often...

Unlike common belief, Ajinomoto is not an ingredient itself, but is a Food and Chemical corporation based in Japan that uses its name as a trademark for its original product Monosodium Glutamate. It is a salt widely used in Chinese cuisine to enhance flavors, hence popularly called the 'flavor enhancer.' Also known as MSG, its use is rather contr...