noun
- A red edible seaweed found in the North Atlantic, used as a source of carrageenan for thickening and stabilizing foods.
Usage: Also called Irish moss.; The seaweed itself or the extract derived from it.
Examples
- Carageen has been harvested along the Irish coast for centuries.
- The chef added carageen extract to the pudding to give it a smooth texture.
- Carageen is commonly used in commercial ice cream production.
- Traditional Irish recipes sometimes call for dried carageen as a thickening agent.
- Health food stores sell carageen supplements for their potential nutritional benefits.