The forerunner of kanten is tokoroten noodles, created by boiling tengusa or similar seaweed, setting the strained liquid into blocks and then using a special press cutter to form it into noodles.

Invented in Japan, kanten, or agar, originates from Chinese tokoroten and began being produced in the Edo period (1603–1868). Although often confused with gelatin, it is different in a number of ways, ...

When he started recognizing people in the crowd and saw Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Executive Director Nicole DeBoer holding a big check, with Kanten's name on it no less, it still hadn't quite ...