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They're staples (Score:2)

by autarch (914)

I think its simply the fact that they are staples of Indian cooking, so the Indian grocer can't get away with high prices.

Another example is agar, which is a substance derived from seaweed that is quite similar to gelatin, and can be used to make vegetarian pudding/jello/mousse/whatever.

If you go to a Western store that has it (say, a coop like that one on the East Side in Pittsburgh), it'll cost you a _lot_ of money.

But in Asia, they make a number of jello-like desserts, and they don't use gelatin, they

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