Japanese-style panko has larger flakes and fries up crispier than ordinary breadcrumbs.
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糠 originally means the chaff / bran husked off grain — i.e. dry, flaky, papery stuff. Pair that mental image with 面包 'bread' and 面包糠 = 'bread-chaff' = the dry crumb coating. Same 糠 appears in 米糠 rice bran.
