"grass jelly" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} 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. Wikipedia link: grass jelly Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Desserts Translations (jellylike dessert): ကျောက်ကျော (kyaukkyau:) (Burmese), 草粿 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 草仔粿 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 涼粉 (Chinese Cantonese), 凉粉 (loeng⁴ fan²) (Chinese Cantonese), 涼粉 (Chinese Mandarin), 凉粉 (liángfěn) (Chinese Mandarin), 仙草凍 (Chinese Mandarin), 仙草冻 (xiāncǎodòng) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 仙草 (xiāncǎo) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), ruohohyytelö (Finnish), sansaw (Hiligaynon), cincau (Indonesian), ចាហួយខ្មៅ (caahuəy khmaw) (Khmer), leong-fan (Macanese), cincau (Malay), jalea de hierba [feminine] (Spanish), chanchau [masculine] (Spanish), เฉาก๊วย (chǎo-gúai) (Thai), sương sáo (Vietnamese)

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