Tempura

天ぷら

Tempura (天ぷら or 天麩羅, tenpura, [tempɯɾa]) is a typical japanese dish usually consisting of seafood, meat and vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. the dish was introduced by the portuguese in nagasaki through the fritter-cooking techniques in the 16th century. the word ‘tempura’ comes from the latin word tempora, a term referring to these times of fasting, when the church dictated that catholics go meatless.

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