kinako
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese きなこ (kinako, literally “yellow flour”).
Noun
[edit]kinako (uncountable)
- A type of roasted soybean flour.
- 2013, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013), Soyinfo Center, →ISBN, page 1146:
- Many of Japan's most popular confections are dusted with a light coating of sweetened kinako. These confections usually consist of a grain such as mochi (pounded glutinous rice), or steamed, pounded millet filled with […]
