Meaning of senbei | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of Japanese rice cracker.

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“The story passed down through the years of the origin of the present⟳ method of making senbei begins in 804 with the sojourn to China of the priest Kūkai (774–835).”

“Break⟳ the senbei into small pieces – they will double⟳ in size so have⟳ this in mind⟳ – then drop the pieces into the hot oil one at a time, they will puff immediately.”

“I broke apart a senbei to get⟳ a piece about the size of my pinky nail, then I placed it on my desk.”

“After steaming, the process⟳ of making senbei consists of pounding and rolling out the dough, cutting out the shape⟳, and drying.”

“Most of the Japanese sweets that we had regularly eaten back on Earth, like⟳ dango and manju, were classified as namagashi. Rakugan and senbei rice crackers were classified as higashi, but I’d hardly ever had opportunities to eat⟳ rakugan, and senbei were kind of different from what I had in mind⟳ when I thought of namagashi.”

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