It was probably the only tempura cooker in a 50-mile radius, and no restaurant served tempura. Today there are at least a dozen tempura-serving restaurants in my county, maybe 50 within an hour's drive.
Posted on 01/07/2023 6:54:07 AM PST by chajin
Tempura is a traditional Japanese dish. It was introduced in the 16th century by the Portuguese that were living in Nagasaki at the time. They used fritter-cooking to achieve the light batter. The batter typically consists of soft wheat flour, for example, all-purpose flour, pastry flour, or cake flour, which is combined with iced water. Some people prefer to use sparkling water to keep the batter light...
(Excerpt) Read more at daysoftheyear.com ...
1) Tokugama Ieyasu was not a Jesuit, instead he and his successors persecuted Christians.
2) Tempura comes from "tempora quadragesima," the Latin term for the days of Lent, or "Quatuor Tempora," the meatless days also called Embra Days.
The whole side trip to matcha in the article is completely irrelevant; tempura has no connection to matcha in general or the tea ceremony in particular.
Easy-peasy for me-sy. Iām surrounded by great food.
tempura shrimp...yum
Embra=Ember
My parents had a friend who was Japanese. He was a riverboat captain & he would get ahold of really good shrimp. We would have tempura parties. It was always incredibly delicious š
When is National Natto Day?
It was probably the only tempura cooker in a 50-mile radius, and no restaurant served tempura. Today there are at least a dozen tempura-serving restaurants in my county, maybe 50 within an hour's drive.
I recall having a tempura Breaded Veal Cutlet in Yokohama. It was celestial!
We have a Fuju Buffet near us. All you can eat sushi and tempura, among other things (lots of Korean and Chinese items).
One day I tripped and all my tempura went under a counter. I let go with some expletives and folks started staring at me. I said “Sorry, I kind of lost my tempura.”
I love tempura, but tempura doesn’t love me.
Living in Seattle area we fortunately get lots of wonderful asian food places to choose from.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.