deep-fried wheat gluten
A food made by deep-frying fu (wheat gluten), often used in simmered dishes or soups.
When you add deep-fried wheat gluten to a simmered dish, it soaks up the broth nicely and is delicious.
This miso soup contains deep-fried wheat gluten.
Standard kanji spelling using 麩 (wheat gluten).
Kana spelling for 麩; used when the kanji is not well-known.
Variant kanji 麸 for wheat gluten; less common than 麩.
Compound of 揚げ (deep-fried) and 麩 (wheat gluten).