seitan

noun

sei·​tan ˈsā-ˌtan 

-ˌtän

: flavored wheat gluten often used as a meat analogue

Examples of seitan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His go-to: a cheesesteak with seitan, a meat substitute made from wheat protein. —Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026

Chef Annie Ng hosts this event that includes the Phoenix ramen bowl for $18 that features shoyo broth topped with seitan, corn, bean sprouts, green onions, bamboo shoots, a soft egg and seaweed, with an optional upgrade with king oyster and shiitake mushrooms for $5. —Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026

Items on the menu for dine-in or to-go include a Reuben sandwich made of marinated tempeh and a Cuban sandwich made of seitan ham, Thompson told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Gluten gives the seitan structure, and provides a chewy texture that is similar to meat. —Brandi Jones, Health, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seitan

• brighten
• chitin
• frighten
• heighten
• lighten
• phaeton
• tighten
• titan
• triton
• whiten
• enlighten
• exciton