karaage

[ker-ah-gay, kahr-ah-ah-gay]

noun

1. 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.

2. Japanese Cooking.,  a dish consisting of something cooked in this manner, often served with rice and cabbage.

Example Sentences

The food was inspired by my mom’s cooking from my childhood – karaage, rice balls, miso soup, creamy mac salad, fried rice – the comfort foods we would eat daily and the food I liked to eat after a long shift at the restaurant.

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I inquired about some of the imaginative, standout menu items — like Swordfish bacon, parmesan foam, steamed crab head bun, skate cheek karaage, spot prawn mortadella, and of course the oyster ice cream, which Hemsley estimates about 5 to 10% of guests dislike “even though there is nothing wrong about it.”

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I’ve been known to sprinkle shichimi togarashi over chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven and a platter of just-fried chicken karaage, or to gently awaken it in a warm pool of olive oil before tossing with noodles.

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Here he wanted to create an inviting, safe space in which to enjoy one’s company, drinks and tasty food like karaage, Japanese fried chicken.

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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.

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