When is National Tempura Day?
Saturday January 7thNational Tempura Day, January 7th, encourages us to celebrate with a tempura batter dish. Either seafood or vegetables are deep-fried in batter and deep-fried in this Japanese dish.
Where did tempura originate? No one really knows what it is like. Portuguese sailors arrived in Japan in 1549 and introduced a method of battering and frying food that has since been integrated into Japanese cuisine.
Today, chefs from around the world are including tempura dishes on their menus. They use a variety of batters and ingredients, including nontraditional broccoli, zucchini, and asparagus. In addition, chefs can dip dry fruits in a tempura batter. In addition, several American restaurants, including mozzarella, also served chicken and cheeses in a tempura style.
A more recent iteration of tempura sushi offers a new way to enjoy the delicacy for sushi enthusiasts. Shushi chefs tempura fry entire pieces of delicate sushi and serve it on a delectable platter...
