面筋

麵筋

miànjīn

noun

Measure Word

一块面筋 kuài

Meanings

1 wheat gluten
2 seitan

Characters

wheat flour, noodles

Examples

素菜馆常用面筋代替肉。

Sùcài guǎn chángyòng miànjīn dàitì ròu.

Vegetarian restaurants often use seitan as a meat substitute.

这道菜里有油炸面筋。

Zhè dào cài lǐ yǒu yóu zhá miànjīn.

This dish contains fried wheat gluten.

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