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Definition of "carrageen" []

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "carrageen" in a sentence
  • "The most unusual panna cotta recipe I come across is from the Irish chef Denis Cotter, who uses sheep's yoghurt and carrageen, otherwise known as Irish moss, in his recipe in Wild Garlic, Gooseberries and Me – "yoghurt makes it richer and creamier," he explains, "as well as masking the potentially overpowering flavour of the carrageen itself.""
  • "There are many different setting agents around, from agar agar flakes, carrageen moss and powdered gelatine to leaf gelatine in various grades from bronze through to platinum."
  • "In the '70s, according to Bria, technicians experimented with a new gelatin formula using carrageen, a seaweed, and found that the resulting Jell-O became firm in just 10 minutes."
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