crumbed

Given crispy coating

Crumbed describes food coated in breadcrumbs before cooking, especially frying: crumbed cutlets, crumbed fish.

The term is more common in British, Australian, and New Zealand English than American, where breaded is preferred.

To crumb something is to apply this coating: She crumbed the chicken before frying it.

dishes

schnitzel

Breaded fried meat slice

chicken · porkchop · fish · veal · fillet · goujon · croquette · arancini · escalope · cordon-bleu

coating

breading

Coating food before frying

eggwash · dredging · seasoned · parmesan · herbs · cornmeal · almond · walnut · crust · batter

texture

crisp

Firm and breakable

brittle · crispy · flaky · crusty · crackling · crisped · toasted · browned

trail

Hansel

German boy's name

path · markers · wayfinding · navigation · tracking · hints · cues · digital · links

Opposites
coating method

crumbedbattered

Damaged by repeated blows

uncoated · bare · plain · tempura · naked

Phrases
Family

crumb, crumble, crumbs, crumbling, crumbly, crumbled, crumbles, crumbing, breadcrumb

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G