Breadcrumbs

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Breadcrumbs

Commercially produced breadcrumbs
Main ingredients	Dried bread
Variations	Panko
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Breadcrumbs consist of crumbled bread of varying dryness, sometimes with seasonings added, used for breading or crumbing foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, adding inexpensive bulk to soups, meatloaves and similar foods, and making a crisp and crunchy covering for fried foods, especially breaded cutlets like tonkatsu and schnitzel. The Japanese variety of breadcrumbs is called "panko".