Tempura

Categories: Food | International Cuisine

- Best eaten hot
- Usually consists of seafood and vegetables
- Basic batter: Cold water, egg and wheat flour
- Introduced to Japan by the Portuguese
- Some variations: tempura bananas and ice cream

Tempura is a popular Japanese dish with a deep fried, light, crisp batter. Unlike typical Western deep fried foods, tempura is light and low on grease.
Batter Add-Ins
1. Chopped noodles
2. Corn flour
3. Spices
Common Fish Tempura
1. Anago: Conger eel
2. Ebi: Shrimp
3. Hamaguri: Clams
4. Hoteagai: Scallops
5. Ika: Squid
6. Kani: Crab
7. Wakasagi: Smelt
8. Yamame: Trout
Common Vegetable Tempura
1. Asupara: Asparagus
2. Kabocha: Squash
3. Nasu: Eggplant
4. Natto: Fermented soybean
5. Ninjin: Carrots
6. Nori: Seaweed
7. Satsuma imo: sweet potato
8. Takenoko: Bamboo shoots
9. Tamanegi: Onions

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Tempura on Amazon
- Hime Tempura Batter Mix, 10-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) - $35.76
  
  Product of Japan.
  
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- Roland Tempura Batter Mix, 17.6-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6) - $20.95
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- Duce Non-Stick Tempura Vat - $10.80
  
  Product Information Duce SilverStone Coating Tempura Vat features a non-stick surface treatment and can be easily washed for long term use.
  
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- METROPOLITAN SEMINARS IN ART PORTFOLIO 9 TEMPURA AND OIL - $9.95
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- Keilen Tempura Fry Pan set - $24.95
  
  Make authentic Tempura at home with this convenient set. Includes deep tempura fry pan, rounded lid ring, thermometer and recipes
  
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- [PBS] How To Make Tempura (Food Business): Tempura comes as a surprise to most foreigners to learn that tempura was... http://bit.ly/7JvgIb
- #eggplant #eggplant.... i feel like eating tempura eggplant...... XDDD *listening to BANDAGE on loop*
- Eating tempura seaweed :)
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- best time ever: eatting veggie tempura finding that #eggplant is one of them and then...look up at my TV screen drolling LOL
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