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Also known as tenpura

is a Japanese dish that usually consists of seafood and vegetables that have been coated in a thin batter and deep-fried. Tempura originated in the 16th century, when Portuguese Jesuits brought the Western-style cooking method of coating foods with flour and frying, via Nanban trade.

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Tempura is a Japanese dish made by coating seafood and vegetables in a thin batter and deep-frying them until crispy. The dish originated in the 16th century when Portuguese Jesuits introduced the Western technique of flour-coating and frying foods to Japan through trade.

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Food.name
Tempura
Food.image
Tempura 01.jpg
Food.alternate_name
Tenpura
Food.place_of_origin
Nagasaki, by Portuguese missionaries
Food.region
Western EuropeEast Asia
Food.associated_cuisine
Japanese cuisine
Food.serving_size
100 g
Food.no_recipes
true

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Tempura
native label
天婦羅
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tempura
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17 sections
Contents
  • Preparation
  • Batter
  • Frying
  • Ingredients
  • Seafood
  • Vegetables
  • Others
  • Serving and presentation
  • History
  • Origins
  • Etymology
  • Variations
  • Japan
  • Outside Japan
  • Taiwan
  • See also
  • References

is a Japanese dish that usually consists of seafood and vegetables that have been coated in a thin batter and deep-fried. Tempura originated in the 16th century, when Portuguese Jesuits brought the Western-style cooking method of coating foods with flour and frying, via Nanban trade.

==Preparation==

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