
Bread crumbs
Residue of dried bread / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bread crumbs or breadcrumbs (regional variants including breading and crispies) consist of crumbled bread of various dryness, sometimes with seasonings added, used for breading or crumbing foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, adding inexpensive bulk to soups, meatloaves and similar foods, and making a crisp and crunchy covering for fried foods, especially breaded cutlets like tonkatsu and schnitzel. The Japanese variety of bread crumbs is called panko.
Residue of dried bread
![]() Commercially produced breadcrumbs | |
Alternative names | Breading, crispies |
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Main ingredients | Dried bread |
Variations | Panko |