Tempura Ya Restaurants In Japan
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Tempura-ya restaurants are scattered all across the districts and cities of Japan. Read on with AsiaRooms.com to know more about Japan's tempura-ya restaurants.
Tempura was introduced in Japan by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Today, it has gained huge popularity, not only in Japan but also in other countries of the world as well. Tempura is one of the famous Japanese cuisines outside Japan.
Tempura is a classic Japanese dish, a combination of deeply fried batter-dipped seafood and different vegetables. Almost any seafood will do. Carrot, pumpkin, eggplant, sweet potato and other vegetables are used as the ingredients. Besides, mushrooms and raw large prawns are used as one of the prime ingredients. The batter is prepared by mixing icy cold water, eggs or egg yolks and flour. Once the batter has been prepared, the small dry pieces of food are first dipped in the flour and then in batter mix. The pieces are then deep fried for a couple of minutes. High-class restaurants cook it in sesame oil or a mixture of sesame and other cooking oils.
Japan's Tempura-ya restaurants serve tempura dishes as their specialty. You can find tempura varieties like tempura domburi or tendon, and assorted tempura. There are numerous cheap fast food chains that serve tempura, or you can try the costly dishes offered by the five-star restaurants. Tempura can also be eaten as a part of a lunch box or `bento', or as a part of set meal.
The fun part is that you can also eat tempura as a supplementary dish with other foods. Such an item is tensoba, which is buckwheat noodles (soba) served over tempura. When tempura is served over a bowlful of steamed rice with vegetables and shrimp, it's known as tempura domburi. If it's served with udon soup, it's called tempura udon.
The ingredients are not easily available in the western supermarkets. But the large cities in the US and Europe have Japanese grocery stores, where they are easily available.
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