Making agar in S. Korea
Workers monitor agar, known as "hancheon" in Korean and "kanten" in Japanese, drying in the sun at a factory in the southeastern city of Miryang on Dec. 28, 2023, in this photo released by the Miryang municipality. Derived from red algae, hancheon is chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Asia. To make good hancheon, boiled seaweed is repeatedly frozen and thawed in cold weather, and dried gradually during the winter season. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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