"Little Malice" > wrote in message
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> One time on Usenet, "cybercat" > said:
> > "elaine" > wrote in message
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> > >> "Little Malice" > wrote
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> > >>> Panko bread crumbs
>
> > >> May I ask, what are Panko bread crumbs?
>
> > > Japanese style bread crumbs made with wheat flour. I bought some a
couple
> > > of weeks ago.
> > >
> > > Beats me why they're so expensive - 3 times as much as ordinary bread
> > > crumbs. I wasn't that impressed!
>
> > Thanks to you and to "Delurk" to. When I see something new I have to
know if
> > I have to have it!
>
> Some people call here them a "fad", but I love them -- they're much
> crunchier than regular bread crumbs, especially in a dish like
> this...


They aren't really bread crumbs. They are made by spinning a batter through
a mesh and flash baking them. They are indeed much crunchier than bread
crumbs. You can't make decent tempura without using panko crumbs.

Finally my store actually sells them. Took several decades but change is
never easy.

Paul