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binchotan

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Borrowed from Japanese 備長炭 (binchō-tan).

noun

uncountable A kind of oak charcoal used in traditional Japanese cooking. Both kitchens are fans of binchotan, the compressed Japanese charcoal that burns especially hot and clean. The high heat of it, however, is best suited to searing food over glowing coals.

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"binchotan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/binchotan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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binchotan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/binchotan

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"binchotan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/binchotan.

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@misc{binchotan_2026,
  title = {binchotan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/binchotan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}