1. The starchy liquid drained from canned chickpeas or other legumes, used as a vegan substitute for egg whites in cooking and baking.
Usage: informal; culinary term; increasingly common in plant-based cooking

Examples

• She used aquafaba to make a vegan meringue for her dessert.
• Three tablespoons of aquafaba can replace one egg white in most recipes.
• The baker whipped the aquafaba until it formed stiff peaks.
• Aquafaba has become popular among people following plant-based diets.
• You can save the aquafaba from canned beans instead of pouring it down the drain.
• The texture of aquafaba-based mousse is surprisingly similar to traditional egg foam.