What does tempura mean on a menu?
Tempura · Japanese
A Japanese way of deep-frying in a very light, cold batter, so the coating turns lacy, pale and crisp.
What it does to the food
Airy and shatteringly crisp rather than heavy, with tender shrimp or vegetables inside. Dipped in a light soy broth.
Where you’ll see it
Shrimp, vegetable and fish tempura at Japanese restaurants, plus tempura flakes on sushi rolls and udon.
Related words
- karaage
- katsu
- a la romana