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パン粉こ

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Meanings

1

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.

2

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).

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