Tangzhong

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A paste (a type of scald) made of flour cooked in water or milk used in breadmaking to improve the texture of bread.

    "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."

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water rouxyudane

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"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."

Etymology

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

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