Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Gulaman, in Filipino cuisine, is a bar, or powdered form, of dried agar or carrageenan extracted from edible seaweed used to make jelly-like desserts. In common usage, it also usually refers to the refreshment sago't gulaman , sometimes referred to as samalamig , sold at roadside stalls and vendors.
Agar (gulaman in Filipino) can be substituted for cornstarch. [2] Corn kernels, milk, and sugar are also often added, though these are not traditionally part of the recipe. [4] Once the mixture thickens, it is then poured into serving dishes previously greased with coconut oil, and allowed to cool.
In the Philippines, a traditional gelling ingredient is gulaman, which is made from agar (first attested in Spanish dictionaries in 1754) [34] and carrageenan (first attested in c.1637) [35] traditionally extracted mainly from Gracilaria spp. and Eucheuma spp. that grow in shallow marine coastal areas in the Philippines.
Crema de fruta (lit. ' fruit cream ') is a traditional Filipino fruitcake made with layers of sponge cake, sweet custard or whipped cream, gelatin or gulaman (), and various preserved or fresh fruits, including mangoes, pineapples, cherries, and strawberries.
Gelatin is a main ingredient. Candies like Snickers, Skittles, Starbursts, and marshmallows have also fallen victim to the gelatin trap (I know, I'm crying too).
Thus, "sa malamig" could be taken as a qualifier for the various types of drinks stored in cold containers, i.e. buko juice is "buko sa malamig" and sago't gulaman is "sago't gulaman sa malamig", but these full phrases are no longer in habitual use. An alternate name is palamig which means "cooler" or "chiller". [1] [3]
As the gelatin cools, these bonds try to reform in the same structure as before, but now with small bubbles of liquid in between. This gives gelatin its semisolid, gel-like texture. [20] Because gelatin is a protein that contains both acid and base amino groups, it acts as an amphoteric molecule, displaying both acidic and basic properties.
Eucheuma, commonly known as sea moss or gusô (/ ɡ u ˈ s ɔː ʔ /), is a rhodophyte seaweed that may vary in color (purple, brown, and green). Eucheuma species are used in the production of carrageenan, an ingredient for cosmetics, food processing, and industrial manufacturing, as well as a food source for people in the Philippines, Caribbean and parts of Indonesia and Malaysia. [1]