Gelatin substitute in vegan recipes (4)

I believe the answer is:

agar

(Other definitions for agar that I've seen before include "Food thickener (derived from seaweed)" , "Seaweed jelly" , "Seaweed derivative" , "Jelly used in bacteria culture" , "part of culture?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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