Definitions
Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wheat gluten protein”6 letters
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