Seitan Definition

sātăn
noun
A chewy, protein-rich food made from wheat gluten and used as a meat substitute.
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Origin of Seitan

  • According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was coined in Japanese by philosopher George Ohsawa in the early 1960s to refer to wheat gluten as used in Ohsawa's macrobiotic system of cooking and health. The exact derivation is uncertain. The first syllable may be from 生 (sei, “be, become"), æ­£ (sei, “proper, correct"), or 製 (sei, “made of"), while the second syllable is from 蛋 (tan, from 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • Coined by George Ohsawa (1893–1966), Japanese advocate of macrobiotics

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Seitan Sentence Examples

  • Tofu, textured vegetable protein, seitan, soy milk, and other soy products can provide a large percentage of the protein that vegetarians need every day.

  • Many of these products, particularly tofu and seitan, also serve as effective meat substitutes in main dishes such as stir fries and casseroles.

  • Many vegetarians attempt to put extra protein into their stir fries by tossing in some tofu, but seitan, tempeh, faux meats, or even cheeses such as paneer are other options for bumping up protein content.

  • Seitan is also known as "wheat meat" because it is made of wheat gluten.

  • You can make seitan taste like just about anything, as it absorbs flavor easily.

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Words Starting With

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NANTAN

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