Eating in China
A small pile of dry breadcrumbs with naturally varied, visible crumbs.

Breadcrumbs

面包糠Miànbāokāng

Small pieces of crumbled bread used as a dry coating.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Small pieces of crumbled bread used as a dry coating.

In the kitchen

Coats Shanghai fried pork chops.

Fine crumbs give a close golden crust on Shanghai pork chops; coarser crumbs give a lighter, drier coating.

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这道菜里有面包糠吗?

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