Tempura天ぷらalternative words: Tenpura, Ten pura keywords: food related topics: Sengoku period related web sites: http://members.tripod.co.jp/Hanayoshi/ , http://www.hageten.com explanation: Japanese dish made by frying with soy or sesame oil, fishes or vegetables covered with a mixture of wheat powder, fresh water and eggs. You can eat it with a special dipping sauce (tentsuyu), a mixture of soy sauce and sweet sake (mirin) and stock (dashi). Its etymological origin is a Portuguese word, "tempora" a cooking method introduced in Japan during Sengoku period. | |