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seitan

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6
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Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈseɪtən/
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/ˈseɪtən/ · /ˈseɪtɑːn/ · /ˈseɪtæn/

Definition of seitan

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
    “Pan-simmer baked seitan cutlets in Basic Broth (page 20) or other seasoned stock for 15 minutes.”
    “Fifty people […] ordered from a diverse menu that included vegan options like wheatgrass shots ($4) and seitan cutlets ($16).”
    “Morningstar Farms makes two vegan seitans called Meal Starters, chicken and beef flavor, already well seasoned.”

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Etymology

Romaji of the Japanese セイタン which was coined by philosopher George Ohsawa in 1961. Ohsawa also occasionally used the kanji term 生蛋 from 生 (“fresh; raw”) and 蛋, the first…

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Romaji of the Japanese セイタン which was coined by philosopher George Ohsawa in 1961. Ohsawa also occasionally used the kanji term 生蛋 from 生 (“fresh; raw”) and 蛋, the first character in 蛋白 (tanpaku, “protein”). In Japan, wheat gluten itself is usually referred to as 麩 (fu, “wheat bran, gluten”), while seitan in particular is generally written in katakana as セイタン. Another common term for this is グルテンミート (“gluten meat”).

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