Posted on 01/07/2025 5:50:44 AM PST by Red Badger
Tempura Ping!........................
I used to volunteer at the charity The Tempura House.
It’s for lightly battered women.
The artistry of Noble Nori restaurant in the Catskills.
Tempura originated in Japan in the 16th century, likely as a result of Portuguese Jesuit missionaries introducing deep-frying techniques to the country.
The exact origins of tempura are debated, but a popular theory is that Portuguese Jesuit missionaries introduced the Japanese to deep-frying techniques in Nagasaki.
The Portuguese word tempero means “seasoning”.
The Japanese adapted and refined the technique, creating tempura. The dish became a staple of Japanese cuisine during the Edo period (1603–1868).
Tempura’s popularity grew during the Edo period, and it became more accessible to the public when Hanaya Yohei opened the first tempura-dedicated restaurant in Tokyo.
As tempura became more popular, regional variations began to develop. For example, in the Kansai region, a style of tempura known as “tenkasu” or tempura flakes developed.
Tempura has spread beyond Japan, with Thai cuisine embracing its own unique version of the dish.
This is a terrific site for learning how to make perfect Japanese tempura.
Very detailed with great inside tips.
https://sudachirecipes.com/authentic-tempura-batter/
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Love it but it has to be absolutely fresh - I won’t even take it home or order it for delivery as it gets soggy so quickly.
Husband’s favorite meal out was sushi - not mine - so I’d always order tempura.
My Japanese cookbook suggests the Quatuor Tempora or Ember Days observances, in which abstinence from meat is observed, were picked up by the Japanese from the visitors.
I first read the title as “NATIONAL TRUMP DAY”.
This won’t be around for long. It is purely tempurary.
Odd they’d observe “Ember Days”......since Japan is not known as a Christian nation.
Not funny
Do I need to call you the waaaambulance?
PC is over
LOL!
Not them, silly, the visitors (my book suggests Portugese sailors, above suggests maybe Jesuit priests). They cooked fried fish their way, Japanese took and adapted.
(aka today’s “cultural appropriation” hehe)
Making not funny comments is also over
No, Fauxcahauntis, we’re just getting started.
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