Tempura

/tɛmˈpʊrə/ noun

Definition

A Japanese cooking technique where seafood or vegetables are coated in light batter and deep-fried.

Etymology

From Portuguese 'têmporas,' referring to Ember Days when Catholics ate fish instead of meat. Portuguese missionaries introduced this frying technique to Japan in the 16th century, where it was adapted and refined.

Kelly Says

Tempura is a beautiful example of culinary cross-pollination - a Portuguese Catholic fasting tradition became one of Japan's most iconic cooking methods. The Japanese perfected the technique so thoroughly that most people think it's originally Japanese!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቴምፑራ
tehm-poo-rah
ARالعربية
تمبورا
tehm-poo-rah
BNবাংলা
টেমপুরা
tehm-poo-rah
CACatalà
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
CSČeština
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
DADansk
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
DEDeutsch
Tempura
tehm-poo-rah
ELΕλληνικά
τεμπούρα
tehm-poo-rah
ESEspañol
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
FAفارسی
تیمپورا
tehm-poo-rah
FISuomi
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
FRFrançais
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
GUGU
ટેમ્પુરા
tehm-poo-rah
HAHA
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
HEעברית
טמפורה
tehm-poo-rah
HIहिन्दी
टेम्पुरा
tehm-poo-rah
HUMagyar
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
IGIG
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
ITItaliano
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
JA日本語
天ぷら
tenpura
KKKK
темпура
tehm-poo-rah
KMKM
ទេមពូរ៉ា
tehm-poo-rah
KO한국어
天婦羅
cheon-pu-ra
MRMR
टेम्पुरा
tehm-poo-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
MYမြန်မာ
တင်ပူရာ
tehm-poo-rah
NLNederlands
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
NONorsk
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
PAPA
ਟੈਂਪੁਰਾ
tehm-poo-rah
PLPolski
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
PTPortuguês
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
RORomână
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
RUРусский
темпура
tehm-poo-rah
SVSvenska
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
SWKiswahili
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
TAதமிழ்
டெம்புரா
tehm-poo-rah
TEతెలుగు
టెంపురా
tehm-poo-rah
THไทย
เทมปุระ
tehm-poo-rah
TLTL
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
TRTürkçe
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
UKУкраїнська
темпура
tehm-poo-rah
URاردو
ٹیمپورا
tehm-poo-rah
VITiếng Việt
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
YOYO
tempura
tehm-poo-rah
ZH中文
天妇罗
tiān fū luó
ZUZU
itempura
ee-tehm-poo-rah

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