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Breadcrumb vs Panko - What's the difference?

breadcrumb | panko |

As nouns the difference between breadcrumb and panko

is that breadcrumb is (used mainly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread while panko is coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.

As a verb breadcrumb

is to sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.

breadcrumb

English

(wikipedia breadcrumb)

Alternative forms

* bread crumb

Noun

(en noun)
  • (used mainly in the plural ) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
  • (Internet) See breadcrumbs.

    • Synonyms

    * (tiny piece of bread) crumb

    Derived terms

    * attribute breadcrumbs * bread-crumby * breadcrumb navigation * breadcrumb sponge * breadcrumb trail * location breadcrumbs * path breadcrumbs

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (cooking) To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.

    • Synonyms

    * bread * crumb

    Derived terms

    * breadcrumbed * breadcrumbing

    panko

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 12, author=Melissa Clark, title=Extra Crunch for the Kugel, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But, she added, more modern interpretations could include anything from rhubarb and blueberries to panko , goat cheese and broccoli. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "panko") ----