... The word agar first appeared in the Wakan Sansai Zue (1712), which states that if you boil tokoroten (a type of vegetable) on a cold night and leave it outside, it will "solidify and become very light, and is commonly called agar." It goes on to say that colored agar is made by dyeing it red with sappanwood, that it is made in Fushimi (present-day Kyoto City), and that it is used extensively in the cooking of monks. The use of agar brought about a major change in sweets, and the paste-like yokan that was invented around the Kansei era (1789-1801) became overwhelmingly popular. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "colored agar" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 寒天の語が見られるようになるのは《和漢三才図会》(1712)あたりからで,同書には〈石花菜(ところてん)〉を寒夜に煮て屋外に置くと〈凝凍して甚だ軽虚なり,俗にこれを寒天と謂う〉とある。それに続けて,スオウで赤く染めたのを色寒天といい,伏見(現,京都市)でつくっていること,それが僧家の料理に重用されていることなどを述べている。寒天の使用によって大きな変化が生まれたのは菓子で,寛政(1789‐1801)ごろ創製された練りようかんは圧倒的な人気を博したものであった。… ※「色寒天」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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