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steamed cake; steamed bread (small, sweet)
A small, soft, cake-like steamed bun, typically lightly sweet and made with wheat flour. Popular as a snack and as homemade food for small children because of its light texture and the fact that it can be made without an oven.
蒸しパンを作った。
I made steamed cakes.
子どもがおやつに蒸しパンを食べている。
The kids are having steamed bread for a snack.
ホットケーキミックスを使えば電子レンジで簡単に蒸しパンが作れる。
Using pancake mix, you can easily make steamed cakes in the microwave.
Compound of 蒸す (to steam) + パン (bread). The texture is somewhere between a muffin and a sponge cake, lighter and moister than baked bread.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 蒸しパンを作る: to make steamed cakes
- ふわふわの蒸しパン: fluffy steamed cake
- 黒糖蒸しパン: brown-sugar steamed cake (a classic variety)
- 離乳食の蒸しパン: steamed cakes for baby food
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 肉まん / あんまん: filled steamed buns — quite different in size, texture, and use
- カステラ: castella — baked sponge cake, denser and sweeter
- マフィン: muffin — baked, with a crustier surface