tangzhong
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 湯種/汤种 (tāngzhǒng), from Japanese ゆだね (yudane). Doublet of yudane.
Noun
tangzhong
- A paste of flour cooked in water or milk used in breadmaking to improve the texture of bread.
- Synonyms: water roux, yudane
- 2021 May 21, Claire Saffitz, “For Better Bakes, Perfect This Versatile Dough”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- This bread’s feather-light texture comes from using a tangzhong, or “water roux,” which originated in Japanese baking but was popularized throughout Asia and beyond by the Taiwanese pastry chef Yvonne Chen.
- 2022, Paul Arguin; Chris Taylor, Fabulous Modern Cookies: Lessons in Better Baking for Next-Generation Treats, The Countryman Press, →ISBN:
- It occurred to us that all of these tangzhong properties that were so useful in breadmaking might also be useful in cookies.
Further reading
tangzhong on Wikipedia.Wikipedia