noun
breadcrumbs; panko
Dried, flaky breadcrumbs used as a coating for fried foods like tonkatsu, or as a binder in dishes like hamburg steak. Panko is the internationally recognized term.
とんかつを作る前に、肉にパン粉をつけてください。
Before making tonkatsu, please coat the meat with panko.
このパン粉はサクサクした食感が特徴
These breadcrumbs are characterized by a crispy texture.
noun
bread flour
Rare usage; refers to flour made from bread. In modern Japanese, パン粉 almost always means breadcrumbs, and bread flour is usually called 強力粉 (きょうりきこ).
古いレシピでは、パン粉が小麦粉の代わりに使われることがある。
In old recipes, bread flour is sometimes used instead of wheat flour.