tempura

[ tem-poor-uh ]

noun

, Japanese Cooking.

1. seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.

tempura

/ ˈtɛmpərə /

noun

1. a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried, often at the table

Word History and Origins

Origin of tempura¹

1935–40; < Japanese tenpura, allegedly < Portuguese tempêro seasoning, taste (derivative of temperar to season < Latin temperāre; temper )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tempura¹

from Japanese: fried food

Example Sentences

There’s also a tempura softshell crab BLT that’s a menu mainstay.

From Washington Blade

Think soy biscuits, matcha waffles, seaweed tempura chips, taiyaki corn puffs, green tea cakes, mochi and so much more—all tucked into a box that shows up once a month.

From Time

One of his customers had terminal cancer, and her son-in-law wondered if it would be possible to get the recipe of her favorite broccoli tempura entree so he could make it for her at her home in Vermont.

From Washington Post

Yo-Yo Ma played a surprise concert for a clinic during his post-vaccination waiting periodThe first time Rina Jones took her mother to Ekiben, she ordered the broccoli tempura and was immediately hooked.

From Washington Post

To cook the fish lightly coat each fish portion in tempura batter.

From The Daily Beast

Tempura—battered and deep fried vegetables—are exclusively associated with Japanese cuisine.

From The Daily Beast

To this day the dish peixinhos da horta (essentially tempura) is eaten in Portugal.

From The Daily Beast

And I love the restaurants that are inspired by one main technique—be it raw fish or tempura.

From The Daily Beast