Wednesday, October 21, 2009

I'm in...

...thanks to Fashionista and her buddy, Donut Meister! FYI, all, Kanten is a Japanese dessert made from agar agar, a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed. Recently, agar agar "has found extensive use as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work." (Wikipedia) I am posting this unappetizing description only to help discourage snacking during the competition. So, whenever you get really hungry and feel weak and tempted and desperate, just think about me!
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5 comments:

  1. Donut MeisterOctober 21, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    What is the plural of kanten?

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  2. Kanten SnackerOctober 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Good question, Donut Meister. The plural of kanten is kanten. (Yes, you read it correctly.) And remember, whenever you feel weak and tempted to give in over the next two and a half months, just think, "gelatinous substance derived from seaweed used extensively as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work." So easy!

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  3. JessicaOctober 21, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    Yuck!

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  4. Kanten SnackerOctober 21, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    That's right, Jess. See what I mean?

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  5. Donut MeisterOctober 22, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    your description of kanten reminds me of a hated dish from my Texas childhood: fried okra. The only difference is that it doesn't derive from seaweed.

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