seitan
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seitan
- /ˈseɪtən/
- /ˈseɪtɑːn/
- /ˈseɪtæn/
Sounds like Satan · Rhymes with -eɪtən, -eɪtɑːn, -eɪtæn
Where it comes from
Romaji of the Japanese セイタン which was coined by philosopher George Ohsawa in 1961. Ohsawa also occasionally used the kanji term 生蛋 from 生 (“fresh; raw”) and 蛋, the first character in 蛋白 (tanpaku, “protein”).
In Japan, wheat gluten itself is usually referred to as 麩 (fu, “wheat bran, gluten”), while seitan in particular is generally written in katakana as セイタン. Another common term for this is グルテンミート (“gluten meat”).
noun seitans
- Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food. Pan-simmer baked seitan cutlets in Basic Broth (page 20) or other seasoned stock for 15 minutes.
Translations
Talk about this word "seitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seitan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seitan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seitan "seitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seitan.Cite this
@misc{seitan_2026,
title = {seitan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seitan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
