karaage
Americannoun
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Japanese Cooking. a Japanese cooking technique in which pieces of chicken, other meats, fish, or seafood are marinated and then dipped in a mixture of flour and potato starch before being deep fried.
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Japanese Cooking. a dish consisting of something cooked in this manner, often served with rice and cabbage.
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Similarly, a Nashville cauliflower karaage possessed a healthy, tingling heat that put the flavor of the poor vegetable in full retreat.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
I enjoyed it so much I ended up scooping out every last bit with the crispy karaage bits hiding at the bottom of my takeout box.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022
The restaurants serve several iterations of ramen, along with appetizers like bao buns and chicken karaage to eat in or take away, or for delivery.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022
Tempura, yakitori, karaage, udon and chawanmushi are all there, along with some luxury specialties like wok lobster and uni risotto.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2019
“Which is why I got her karaage instead!”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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