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Definition of Seitan
1. a food made from wheat gluten [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seitan
Literary usage of Seitan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Palestine, Past and Present: With Biblical, Literary, and Scientific Notices by Henry Stafford Osborn (1859)
""Your guide can't go there: the Beni seitan [children of the evil one] live there,
and you will be robbed, and probably shot." "I have heard that before; ..."
2. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770 by James Bruce (1813)
"When all was over, I was astonished at one young man, who came and put his mouth
close to my ear, saying these few words in Arabic, " seitan Fidele! el ..."
3. The Life and Adventures of Bruce, the African Traveller by Francis Bond Head (1840)
"pered these few words of comfort: "seitan Fidele! el Sheikh el Atbara seitan!"
(Fidele is the devil, the Sheikh of Atbara is the devil himself! ..."
4. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James Frost (2000)
"The seitan fajitas are a flavorful main course - homemade seitan stir-fried with
onions, peppers and tomatoes and wrapped in a whole-wheat tortilla and ..."
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