context, it is chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Japan , but in the past century has found extensive use as a solid substrate to contain culture medium for microbiological work. resorces: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MicroBio_Agar.shtml Javascript Required You need to enable Javascript in your browser to edit pages. help on