Simple but elegant vegan faux caviar. You can show off your brilliant gastronomy
skills with this great little recipe using just
passion fruit juice and agar agar. The objective is to encapsulate the fruit juice in spheres also known as spherification in modern gastronomy. Agar agar is a seaweed-based vegetarian
gel, used as a thickener and useful in
thickening all types of jellies, puddings, and
custards.
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About the Author Ed is the founder of Cape Crystal Brands, editor of the Beginner’s Guide to Hydrocolloids, and a passionate advocate for making food science accessible to all. Discover premium ingredients, expert resources, and free formulation tools at capecrystalbrands.com/tools. — Ed |