seitan means specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
seitan is pronounced /ˈseɪtən/.
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 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”).
noun
- 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.”
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