N'oz's Food Blog-A to Z of Ingredients

Ok this is going to be a list of ingredients rather than foods so mostly it will cover things like herbs and spices,condiments etc.
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Agar Agar
Agar Agar is a gelatin like substance that originates in the cell walls of a type of red algae,It can be used as a thickener in soups,for making jellies,as a laxative,as a clarifying agent in brewing and as a stabiliser in ice cream,it's a vegetarian alternative to gelatin.

Arrowroot
Arrowroot is a form of starch extracted from the rhizomes of the Maranta Arundinacea plant.
It is used as a thickener and is particularly useful when you  need a clear thickened sauce like fruit sauces because
it will not make the sauce cloudy like cornflour does,It's also used as a replacement for ingredients containing gluten
for people with Coeliac disease.