tempura
noun
tem·pu·ra
ˈtem-pə-rə 
-ˌrä;
tem-ˈpu̇r-ə
: seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and fried in deep fat
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Do-it-yourself tempura dinners spotlight seasonal vegetables and seafood from the region.
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Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Savannah’s meal lands her in the middle: Her table design was very minimalist and dramatic, with a pile of seaweed and shucked oysters in the middle, but her octopus was simultaneously mushy and over-charred and her tempura greasy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024
The Japanese classics were executed to perfection, from eel nigiri to shrimp tempura with an impressive array of sakes available to accompany the meal.
—Natasha Langan, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
First off, the name doesn’t precisely speak to a venue serving up tempura, sashimi and a bangin’ selection of ramen, but what’s in that name is a root word, jimoto.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Savannah’s meal lands her in the middle: Her table design was very minimalist and dramatic, with a pile of seaweed and shucked oysters in the middle, but her octopus was simultaneously mushy and over-charred and her tempura greasy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024
The Japanese classics were executed to perfection, from eel nigiri to shrimp tempura with an impressive array of sakes available to accompany the meal.
—Natasha Langan, theweek, 11 Apr. 2024
First off, the name doesn’t precisely speak to a venue serving up tempura, sashimi and a bangin’ selection of ramen, but what’s in that name is a root word, jimoto.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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“Tempura.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempura. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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