

Konjac is from East Asia afaik, a plant extract (probably from a plant of the same name) It has a chewy texture that I really like. Also touted for being zero calories, has become a ‘healthy food filler’.
From your description the rapeseed/coconut oil ‘jelly’ sounds more like a pudding?

42 million people rely on SNAP?!
That’s more than 10% needing food assistance. That’s some third world levels of poverty. What