tobanjan
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 豆板醤 (トウバンジャン, tōbanjan). Doublet of doubanjiang.
Noun edit
tobanjan (uncountable)
- Alternative form of doubanjiang
- 2015 June 23, Pete Wells, “Restaurant Reviews: Noreetuh and the Eddy in the East Village”, in New York Times[1]:
- Frills of seaweed carry the heat of tobanjan, the spicy Japanese bean paste.