Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tangzhong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tangzhong
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paste (a type of scald) made of flour cooked in water or milk used in breadmaking to improve the texture of bread.

Example Sentences

"This bread’s feather-light texture comes from using a tangzhong, or “water roux,” which originated in Japanese baking but was popularized throughout Asia and beyond by the Taiwanese pastry chef Yvonne Chen."
"It occurred to us that all of these tangzhong properties that were so useful in breadmaking might also be useful in cookies."

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 湯種 /汤种 (tāngzhǒng), from Japanese ゆだね (yudane). Doublet of yudane.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ゆだね

Synonyms

water roux yudane

Questions

What does tangzhong mean?: A paste (a type of scald) made of flour cooked in water or milk used in breadmaking to improve the texture of bread.
Where does tangzhong come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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