tempura
Noun
Meaning
tempura (countable and uncountable, plural tempuras)
A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.
Hypernym: fritter
Hypernyms
Examples
Also, the use in vegetable tempura is common.
Above, I ordered a medium sized (soba noodles in hot broth topped with negi) withe (chrysanthemum greens) and (quail egg) tempura on the side.
One common method for preparing food for deep frying involves adding multiple layers of batter around the food, such as cornmeal, flour, or tempura ; breadcrumbs may also be used.
After entering through an old-fashioned lattice door, I ordered amaebi-tendon, a popular rice bowl dish topped with sweet shrimp tempura.
GF tempura I picked up from Ming Tsai - Mix 1 cup rice flour with enough *cold* sparking water/club soda to make a pancake-style batter.
Desserts here are some of my favorites I’ve had in Japanese restaurants: the black sesame soft-serve ice cream ($6) is inspired, served with petite mochi balls, anko (red/azuki bean paste), and ten-kasu (crunchy bits of tempura).