wheat-gluten snack; candy made from wheat gluten
A traditional Japanese confection made from wheat gluten (fu) that is deep-fried and coated with sugar or syrup.
I bought wheat-gluten snacks as a souvenir.
麩菓子はサクサクした食感が特徴です。
Wheat-gluten snacks are characterized by their crispy texture.
麩 is the raw wheat gluten ingredient, while 麩菓子 is a specific sweet snack made from it.
Standard kanji spelling.
Common simplified spelling using kana for the first character.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of 麩 (fu, 'wheat gluten') and 菓子 (kashi, 'confection').