Gracilaria was a common food on the tables of many Blue Island City residents.
It had a crisp texture, could be served cold, and could also be made into jelly.
It could even be used to extract agar.
Agar had an extremely wide range of uses.
It was most commonly used as a solidifying agent for microbiological culture media, as well as in canned meat, fish, and poultry, cosmetics, medicine, and dental treatments.
It was widely used in the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, daily chemical industry, bioengineering, and many other fields.
When used in food, agar could noticeably improve its quality and elevate its grade.
Its properties included coagulation and stability, as well as the ability to form complexes with certain substances.
It could be used as a thickener, gelling agent, suspending agent, emulsifier, preservative, and stabilizer.
It was widely used to make pulp orange drinks and various beverages, jelly, ice cream, pastries, gummy candy, canned goods, meat products, eight-treasure porridge, white fungus bird's nest soup, thick soups, cold dishes, and more.
In the chemical industry and medical research, agar could also be used as culture media, ointment bases, and for other purposes.
"Haha, I haven't had this in ages. Since I saw it, I picked some while I was at it. Take it to Fatty and have him make it into a cold dish for me at noon."
Ye Yuan was in a pretty good mood. He had eaten plenty of this stuff when he was little.
In recent years, Gracilaria had gradually disappeared from his menu. Now that he had stumbled across it today, there was no reason not to bring some back for a taste.
After saying that, he turned and entered the sea again.
Time slowly passed. By the time Ye Yuan returned to the fishing