grass jelly
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/GrassJellyBlocks.jpg/250px-GrassJellyBlocks.jpg)
Noun
[edit]- 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.