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.
Before making tonkatsu, please coat the meat with panko.
These breadcrumbs are characterized by a crispy texture.
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).
In old recipes, bread flour is sometimes used instead of wheat flour.
Coat the pork cutlet in panko and fry it in oil.
Mix breadcrumbs and egg into the ground meat to make hamburg steak.