面筋

麵筋

miànjīn

noun

Measure Word

一块面筋 kuài

Meanings

1 wheat gluten
2 seitan

Characters

wheat flour, noodles

Examples

HSK 6

这道菜里有油炸面筋。

Zhè dào cài lǐ yǒu yóuzhá miànjīn.

This dish contains fried wheat gluten.

HSK 7-9

素菜馆常用面筋代替肉。

Sùcàiguǎn chángyòng miànjīn dàitì ròu.

Vegetarian restaurants often use seitan as a meat substitute.

Tips

culture

面筋 is the chewy protein left after washing starch out of wheat dough. It's a staple in Buddhist vegetarian cooking and predates Western 'seitan' by centuries.

Stroke Order

面 miàn

筋 jīn