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tempura

/tem-poor-uh/US // tɛmˈpʊər ə //UK // (ˈtɛmpərə) //

天妇罗,天麸罗,煎饼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Japanese Cooking.

    • : seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.

Examples

  • One of his customers had terminal cancer, and her son-in-law wondered if it would be possible to get the recipe of her favorite broccoli tempura entree so he could make it for her at her home in Vermont.

  • Yo-Yo Ma played a surprise concert for a clinic during his post-vaccination waiting periodThe first time Rina Jones took her mother to Ekiben, she ordered the broccoli tempura and was immediately hooked.

  • To cook the fish lightly coat each fish portion in tempura batter.

  • Tempura—battered and deep fried vegetables—are exclusively associated with Japanese cuisine.

  • To this day the dish peixinhos da horta (essentially tempura) is eaten in Portugal.

  • And I love the restaurants that are inspired by one main technique—be it raw fish or tempura.