Silly question Agar-Agar in NJ, where can I pick it up

[RPMcMurphy]

where can I pick it up?

thanks!

[jks19714]

Fisher Scientific or VWR Scientific -- you are referring to the same Agar used for growing bacteria, right?

[monku]

He's making a desert.

[jks19714]

And here the heathen "bugs" always ate it as the main course. :-)

[val ann c]

Try Harmony Natural Foods. They have a huge selection of foods, with many hard-to-find items.

Harmony Natural Foods
[phone]
1521 Rt-35, Middletown, NJ 07748

[RPMcMurphy]

Anyone know where I would find it in say....Hong Kong supermarket? Spent about 20 minutes looking today, and even more time trying to explain to someone what I was looking for....no dice! haha.

[goodhealthgourmet]

if you live near a Whole Foods Market, they often have it in the aisle with other Asian ingredients - look for it amid the hanging packages of seaweed. alternatively, check your local health or natural food store - they typically carry it.

[monku]

Usually in the dry ingredient area where they have stuff like rice flour (small clear bags). I haven't bought it in years and it might even come in a box, but it's in that section.

[RPMcMurphy]

Yeah, tried there, I'll try again, they pointed me to the non powdered green dried stuff.

[equal_Mark]

Asian markets, health food stores... Starting mushroom cultures? :-)

[RPMcMurphy]

Didn't even think to check Hong Kong supermarket. Thanks.

No, making a dessert believe it or not.

[punkin712]

Any chance you're making marshmallows? I got what I thought was agar agar from my local Asian market to make some and they ended up smelling so strongly of fish/seaweed that I couldn't even bring myself to try one.

[Quine]

Yum, makes me think that I should start a few Oyster mushroom bags. My Shitaki bag is all done and no sense starting a new one of those until the Fall.

[monku]

Any Asian market will carry it.

[bgut1]

I don't know if they will sell to the general public but try here - www.foodcolor.com
Good Luck.