How to Use tempura in a Sentence

tempura

noun
Definition of tempuranext
  • The shrimp tempura lashed with sriracha aioli rocks, too.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The fried ebi, or tempura shrimp, have a light, crunchy panko coating that stands up well to the sauce.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
  • On the hot side, the chef said first-time diners shouldn't skip the black cod with miso and rock shrimp tempura.
    — Lauren Saria, azcentral, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Be sure to try the twigim (prawn and sweet potato tempura).
    — Robin Currie, Philly.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The meal kit comes with udon, shrimp, tempura, a runny egg and more.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2021
  • And Ajun Cajun will bring its tempura fried soft shell crab po-boy to the fest this year.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Sushi makes the menu as well as different kinds of dumplings and tempura.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
  • For the record, the kids’ favorite was the tempura asparagus.
    — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2018
  • Some of the area’s hottest restaurants — as well as a new one dishing out shrimp tempura tacos — are here.
    — New York Times, 31 Aug. 2019
  • One got the idea of frying fish in the batter the Japanese used for their tempura.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Mequon has tempura battered shrimp tacos, which are $15 with rice and beans.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The fried rice is then crumbled up and mixed with sausage, tempura, peanuts, onion, chili and more, and served with fresh lettuce leaves.
    — Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The nuggets are breaded with a tempura coating made of both cayenne and chili peppers.
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Start off with tempura veggies, try the sweet and sour chicken, and finish off with a dessert.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2021
  • Start off with tempura veggies, try the sweet and sour chicken, and finish off with one of their four desserts.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2019
  • The star attraction lived up to the hype, chunky nuggets fried crispy gold, not greasy, almost tempura light-like.
    — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • Sticks of zucchini are wrapped in a thin, tempura-style batter and fried to just crisp.
    — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Crispy tempura calf’s brain — crispy, creamy, with a sharp hit of citrus — is as snacky as potato chips.
    — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • That means cartoon-y drawings of him all over the restaurant and the most special tempura bowl.
    — Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 5 Feb. 2020
  • And forget about the Fire Dragon Roll, baked with shrimp tempura and cream cheese, and topped with salmon, white tuna and too much sauce.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
  • If your tempura doesn’t come with sauce, use soy sauce instead.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Deb said the rice flour makes the coating more tempura like, lighter than regular flour.
    — Cincinnati.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The shrimp in another entrée were all but lost in a thick tempura-style cocoon of dough and slathered in a goopy sweet-sour sauce.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Don’t miss a side of the fried seasonal tempura (right now: creamy-sweet kabocha squash with miso-mustard sauce).
    — Kate Washington, sacbee, 20 Oct. 2017
  • What to cook: Dip the peppers in a light tempura batter and fry, serving the simple dish alongside a bowl of ponzu sauce.
    — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 6 July 2018
  • Mudan managed to hire a tempura expert from Japan to train their chefs, and the training took years.
    — George Koutsakis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • As for food, the langoustine tempura, prime cuts of beef, and award-winning cocktails are not to be missed.
    — Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Guests grab a tray, choose an udon bowl and shift along the assembly line, which ends with trays of fresh tempura beneath heat laps.
    — Daily Pilot, 2 Aug. 2019
  • First introduced in 2020, the Spicy Chicken McNuggets are breaded with a tempura coating of cayenne and chili peppers, per a press release.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 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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