Editor’s note: The theme of Gohan Lab is to help people make simple, tasty “gohan” (meals). Our sweet of the week is mitsumame, a Japanese dessert featuring agar (kanten) jelly. You’ll find its silky ...

You've spotted the perfect recipe: panna cotta, entremets, mousse... everything's ready. But then you get stuck: it asks for gelatine... but you've got agar-agar in your cupboards. Or the other way ...

Editor’s note: In the Taste of Life series, cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life. Ai Hosokawa, who grew ...

Some of you will remember, as I do, parties and potlucks from decades past: the shimmering mounds of emerald Jell-O studded with canned fruit cocktail, the elegant curves of tomato aspic trimmed with ...

Chilled, jiggly treats made with gelatin have had their place at the American table for generations. If you were born after World War II and think “Jell-O with canned fruit and Cool Whip,” your mouth ...