Tokoroten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tokoroten is a noun meaning A dish in Japanese cuisine made from agarophytes, traditionally by boiling tengusa (Gelidium amansii) and then allowing the mixture to congeal into a jelly.
Meaning
A dish in Japanese cuisine made from agarophytes, traditionally by boiling tengusa (Gelidium amansii) and then allowing the mixture to congeal into a jelly.
Example Sentences
You ate peanuts and tokoroten, so you’re probably past saving.
(206) Agar-agar (Gelidium corneum. Tengusa). Use to make tokoroten or kanten.
In Asia, agar is used in many traditional dishes, such as red bean jelly, tokoroten noodles and mitsumame.
The main course was fried beef cutlets, followed by tokoroten, a jellied agar garnished with dark molasses, for dessert.
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