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wheat flour
Flour made from ground wheat, used in baking and cooking.
小麦粉をふるいにかける。
Sift the flour.
ふるいにかける means to sift
唐揚げを作るには小麦粉か片栗粉を使います。
To make fried chicken, you use either wheat flour or potato starch.
小麦粉と水を混ぜて生地を作る。
Mix flour and water to make dough.
天ぷらの衣は小麦粉と冷水で作る。
Tempura batter is made with wheat flour and cold water.
小麦粉アレルギーの人が増えているので、米粉を使ったパンも売られている。
Since more people have wheat flour allergies, bread made with rice flour is also sold.
小麦粉 is the general term for flour made from wheat. It is the most common type of flour used in Japanese cooking.
WORD FORMATION:
小麦 (wheat) + 粉 (powder, flour)
TYPES OF WHEAT FLOUR:
- 薄力粉: cake flour (low gluten — for cakes, tempura)
- 中力粉: all-purpose flour (medium gluten — for udon)
- 強力粉: bread flour (high gluten — for bread)
COMMON USES:
- 天ぷら: tempura batter
- お好み焼き: okonomiyaki
- うどん: udon noodles
- パン: bread
RELATED:
- 片栗粉: potato starch (used for frying, thickening)
- 米粉: rice flour (gluten-free alternative)
Related Words
Related:
片栗粉 (potato starch)