grass jelly

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grass jelly (uncountable)

  1. A jellylike dessert found in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, made by boiling grass or leaves of a plant in the mint family (Platostoma palustre) with potassium carbonate, and then cooling the liquid to a jelly-like consistency.

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