# Panko breadcrumbs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656 "2023-11-05T23:45:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/1 "2023-11-05T23:45:29Z")
I saw an ad for panko breadcrumbs, a keto alternative to… well, breadcrumbs. I assume they’re meant as a coating. But could I smash up a bag of Baken-Ets, and successfully use a cup of them in a meatloaf? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/2 "2023-11-06T00:06:47Z")
Not sure I get the distinction you’re trying to make here? Panko breadcrumbs are just crumbs of bread, specially processed to be flakier or something. Yes, apparently that’s designed for maximizing coating crispiness, but I have used panko crumbs in place of ordinary breadcrumbs for non-coating purposes too, and they work fine. I am not sure that pork skins or other types of crispy crumbly food could be substituted for breadcrumbs as successfully. The purpose of breadcrumbs as filler in dishes like meatloaf is to soak up meat juices etc. so they don’t just drain out of the loaf. Will pork skins do that? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/3 "2023-11-06T00:16:56Z")
Pork skins have their own juice? Ewwww. I ain’t doing that. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/4 "2023-11-06T00:21:21Z")
Panko is different from “regular” breadcrumbs. It is neither better nor worse. It is just different and has uses where it is ideal and others where it is not. Mainly they are crunchier so are often nice as a coating. Not sure you need that has an ingredient for meatloaf (I’d say no to Panko for meatloaf but I admit I have never tried it). > **[What's the Difference Between Panko and Bread Crumbs?](https://www.allrecipes.com/article/whats-the-difference-between-panko-and-breadcrumbs/)** > > We explain the difference between Asian-style panko bread crumbs and regular bread crumbs. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/5 "2023-11-06T00:21:23Z")
I don’t think Panko are keto friendly but in my Atkins days (we are talking ages ago), I did use crumbled pork rinds to make a “breaded” catfish that was pretty good. Even my normal eating boyfriend liked it. I never did it with anything else and in any other circumstance, I loathe pork rinds. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/6 "2023-11-06T00:27:46Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Not sure I get the distinction you’re trying to make here? Panko breadcrumbs are just crumbs of bread DOH! I was typing in a hurry. I meant ‘PORK panko’. Pig skins ground up like breadcrumbs. I’ll ask a mod to close this thread and I’ll try again. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/7 "2023-11-06T00:48:31Z")
Closed on November 6, 2023, 12:48am UTC ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656/8 "2023-11-06T00:48:40Z")
Done.