Jellies & Gelatins

🇵🇭Philippines

Agar Jelly

Gulaman

A seaweed-based agar jelly used in Filipino desserts and drinks, available in bars, powder, and various colors.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Aiyu Jelly

愛玉

Jelly set by washing the seeds of a Taiwanese fig in water, served cold with lemon and sugar syrup.

🇯🇵Japan

Anmitsu

あんみつ

A traditional dessert of agar jelly cubes, red bean, fruit, and mochi, drizzled with kuromitsu syrup.

🇧🇭Bahrain

Bahraini Halwa

حلوى بحرينية

The queen of Bahraini sweets — a firm, jelly-like confection made from cornstarch, sugar, saffron, rose water, cardamom, and nuts, cooked in large copper pots for hours over open fire.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Cendol

Chendol

Green jelly noodles in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and red beans, firm green jelly with fragrant gula melaka and creamy coconut, a legendary Malaysian dessert icon

🇻🇳Vietnam

Che Ba Mau

Chè ba màu

Three-color Vietnamese dessert with layers of green pandan jelly, yellow mung bean paste, and red kidney beans, topped with coconut cream and crushed ice.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Coconut Agar Jelly

ကျောက်ကျော

Agar set in two layers — clear or coloured jelly under a rich white coconut-milk layer — and cut into diamonds.

🇵🇭Philippines

Coconut Gel

Nata de Coco

A chewy, translucent coconut gel produced by fermenting coconut water, used in desserts and drinks.

🇵🇭Philippines

Coconut Pandan Dessert

Buko Pandan

Young coconut strips and pandan-flavored jelly in a sweet cream, a refreshing party dessert.

🇨🇳Shaanxi, China

Cold Starch Jelly

凉粉

Pea or mung bean starch set into a firm translucent jelly, cut into strips and dressed with vinegar, garlic and chilli oil.

🇨🇦Quebec, Canada

Eggs in Aspic

Œufs en gelée

A Quebec dish of poached eggs set in aspic (savory gelatin), often with ham or vegetables — a classic cold appetizer.

🇵🇱Poland

Galareta Rybna

Polish jellied fish, often carp, set in a clear gelatin with vegetables, served cold with vinegar or horseradish. A Christmas Eve (Wigilia) classic, delicate and savory.

🇨🇴Colombia

Gelatina de Pata

A Colombian jelly made from cow's hooves, sugar, and cinnamon, set until jiggly. A traditional dessert of the interior, served chilled with cheese.

🇹🇭Thailand

Grass Jelly

仙草

Black jelly made from boiled mesona herb, served cold in syrup with toppings or hot as a thick sweet soup in winter.

🇨🇳China

Herbal Jelly

龟苓膏

A near-black bitter jelly set from a decoction of smilax root and other medicinal herbs, eaten with honey or condensed milk poured over.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Huspenina

Pork trotters and hock boiled down and set into a clear savoury jelly with garlic, bay and a slice of egg, served cold in slabs.

🇮🇪Munster, Ireland

Irish Brawn

Brána

Pressed pork head cheese, a traditional Irish farmhouse delicacy still made in Cork and Waterford.

🇺🇸United States

Jell-O

The classic American gelatin dessert brand — wobbly, bright-colored, and sweet.

🇪🇪Estonia

Jellied Meat

Sült

Pork meat jelly made from trotters and hocks simmered for hours until gelatinous, a classic holiday appetizer.

🇳🇿New Zealand

Jelly Slice

Chilled three-layer slice: crushed-biscuit base, a middle of lemon jelly whipped with condensed milk, and a top of set orange or strawberry jelly — the Kiwi answer to the tray-bake.

🇹🇭Thailand

Khanom Chan

ขนมชั้น

Layered coconut pandan jelly dessert with alternating green and white layers, steamed in small trays.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Kuih Kosui

Soft steamed rice cake with coconut coating, pandan flavored, soft jelly-like texture with fresh coconut coating and not too sweet, delicate.

🇯🇵Japan

Kuzu Mochi

葛餅

Kuzu-mochi denotes the translucent kudzu-starch sweet, distinct from Kanto kuzumochi, which may use fermented wheat starch.

🇯🇵Japan

Kuzumochi

くず餅

Kanto kuzumochi may use fermented wheat starch; it is a springy regional sweet distinct from kuzu-mochi, the translucent kudzu-starch confection.

🇱🇦Laos

Layered Rice Jelly

ເຂົ້າປາດ

Rice-flour and coconut milk steamed in thin alternating layers, usually green from pandan, and cut into diamonds.

🇱🇦Laos

Lod Xong

ລອດຊ່ອງ

Short green pandan-rice jelly worms pressed through a sieve into iced coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

🇹🇭Thailand

Lot Chong Nam Kathi

ลอดช่องน้ำกะทิ

Pandan-flavored green rice flour jelly strips served in sweetened coconut milk, a classic Thai dessert.

🇮🇷Shiraz, Iran

Masghati

مسقطی

Translucent starch jelly set with rose water and saffron and studded with almonds, cut into squares and dusted with sugar.

🇬🇪Georgia

Muzhuzhi

Მუჟუჟი

A Georgian jellied pork terrine made from pork trotters, vinegar, garlic and herbs, set in its own broth and served cold.

🇱🇦Laos

Nam Van

ນໍ້າຫວານ

Coconut milk with tapioca pearls, jackfruit, palm seed, water chestnut and jellies, served warm or over ice.

🇰🇭Cambodia

Num Lote

នំលត

Green jelly strips made from rice flour and pandan, served in sweetened coconut milk with crushed ice.

🇫🇲Federated States of Micronesia

Pandanus Jelly

Pandanus jelly is made from strained pandanus fruit pulp set into a soft, fragrant gel; it has a floral aroma and a gently fibrous, yielding texture.

🇺🇸United States

Pepper Jelly

A sweet-spicy jelly of peppers, sugar, and vinegar, served over cream cheese with crackers.

🇶🇦Qatar

Qatari Halwa

حلوى قطرية

Qatari halwa is a named syrupy starch confection cooked with sugar, rose water, saffron, cardamom, and nuts; its glossy texture and spice balance are distinct from Omani and Bahraini halwa traditions.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Rau câu (Coconut Jelly)

Rau câu

Rau cau, the layered agar jelly often set in a coconut, is a named Vietnamese dessert with a distinctive form.

🇹🇭Thailand

Ruam mit

รวมมิตร

Ruam mit is a Thai iced dessert of mixed jellies, water-chestnut rubies, jackfruit, and sweet coconut milk.