2007-03-04 16:51:30 · 8 answers · asked by parimal samir s 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Right, I'm sorry to have to say this but a lot of the answers you have here are rubbish. Firstly what IS true.
Tempura is a battered and deep fried food which is associated with Japan. However, it's origins are Portugese.
There are no breadcrumbs used in tempura coating. The batter is flour or cornstarch, water and egg with variations.
Sesame oil is NEVER used for deep frying as its smoke point is way to low and would be an utter waste of time and money. It would also taste horrible. Groundnut oil is much more likely to be used.
The origins of the name Tempura are debateable but it is most likely to come from the Portugese word Temperar ( to add seasoning ) than from any Latin phrase.
A lot of the misinformation comes from the Wikipedia article which is rubbish. People need to realise that anyone can write a Wiki article., they dont actually have to be correct and they often aren't. Wikipedia is not an infallible source of information.
2007-03-04 21:14:41 · answer #1 · answered by penny century 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tempura originates from Japan. It is breaded vegetables and shrimp that is deep fried. The breading is lighter in texture and color than that of American style deep fried foods.
2007-03-05 03:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by lala11 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well tempura is a kind of batter used to deep fry vegetables or seafood.u could either make it urself with water,flour,eggs etc or buy it in the grocery stores that have orientall sections.
this batter is often refered to as oriental but the batter varies in taste in a lot of places!!!!
2007-03-05 19:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tempura (ã¦ãã·ã or å¤©éº©ç¾ , tenpura?) refers to classic Japanese deep fried batter-dipped seafood and vegetables. The batter is made of ice cold water, flour, and eggs (or egg yolks). Small dry bite-sized pieces of food are dipped in flour, then in batter, and then deep fried for 2-3 minutes. In high-class restaurants, sesame oil or a mixture of sesame and other cooking oils are used.
2007-03-05 00:59:51 · answer #4 · answered by hawaianprincess15 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word tempura derives from the Portuguese missionaries' custom of eating fish during Lent due to the Catholic proscription against eating meat during this period: in Latin, "ad tempora quadragesimae", meaning "in the time of Lent".
2007-03-05 03:07:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ismael o 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tempura is a type of batter, its origin is Japan
2007-03-05 01:23:42 · answer #6 · answered by Val K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a style of food where the food is breaded and lightly deep fried. The country of origin is Japan.
2007-03-05 00:55:46 · answer #7 · answered by chrisatmudd 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its fried crap from fukin japan
2007-03-06 19:05:04 · answer #8 · answered by miss music 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋