Crumbed

/ˈkrʌmd/ adjective

Definition

Covered with breadcrumbs or reduced to crumbs; breaded.

Etymology

Past tense and past participle of 'crumb' used as a verb. In cooking, 'crumbed' describes food that has been coated with breadcrumbs before frying.

Kelly Says

Crumbed chicken and crumbed fish became international comfort foods, but the technique shows how different cultures independently discovered that breadcrumbs create a crispy outside—it's culinary convergent evolution.

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