Chinese word

面筋

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiàn jīn

Meaning

  • noungluten

Example

我不吃面筋。wǒ bù chī miàn jīn

I don't eat gluten.

Illustration for 面筋 (gluten)

More examples

他的面包不含面筋。tā de miàn bāo bù hán miàn jīn

His bread does not contain gluten.

Core concept

A stretchy wheat mass left after starch is washed away, used both as a food ingredient and as a chewy meat-free food.

Common phrases

  • 对面筋过敏duì miàn jīn guò mǐn

    allergic to gluten

  • 含有面筋hán yǒu miàn jīn

    contain gluten

Similar words

麸质fū zhì: A wheat protein that makes dough and foods stretchy and sticky.

Definition in Chinese

面筋是小麦粉加水揉成面团后，洗去淀粉剩下的一种有弹性的可食用蛋白质或纤维状物质，常作为素食的肉类替代品或小吃原料。miàn jīn shì xiǎo mài fěn jiā shuǐ róu chéng miàn tuán hòu xǐ qù diàn fěn shèng xià de yì zhǒng yǒu tán xìng de kě shí yòng dàn bái zhì huò xiān wéi zhuàng wù zhì cháng zuò wéi sù shí de ròu lèi tì dài pǐn huò xiǎo chī yuán liào

Word origin

面 (miàn, "flour") + 筋 (jīn, "sinew") names the elastic, fibrous substance that resembles a tendon after flour dough is washed.

Usage tips

  • A meat-free dish containing 面筋 (miànjīn, "wheat gluten") is not suitable for someone avoiding wheat, so vegetarian and wheat-free are not interchangeable here.

Other meanings

  • seitannoun
  • wheat proteinnoun

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