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• Tempura

What Latin phrase for Ember Days appears in Wikipedia's tempura etymology section?

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Quatuor anni tempora

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• Tempura

Which Portuguese noun meaning condiment is a possible source of the word tempura?

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Tempero

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Kakiage may use a modern cylindrical mold called a kakiage what?

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Ring

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Which eel, glossed as conger eel, is listed as tempura seafood?

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Anago

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Which freshwater fish, also called sweetfish, is listed as tempura seafood?

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Ayu

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• Tempura

Kakiage may be served over steamed rice as what kind of dish?

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Donburi

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• Tempura

Tenmusu is sometimes included in what kind of Japanese lunch boxes?

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Bento boxes

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• Tempura

Which common garden vegetable is usually used in peixinhos da horta, tempura's Portuguese ancestor?

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Green beans

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Which mushroom is listed by Wikipedia as a vegetable used in tempura?

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Shiitake

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Tempura originated in which Japanese port city?

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Nagasaki

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Kakiage using fresh sakura shrimp is usually offered near which Japanese bay?

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Suruga Bay

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What similar-sounding Taiwanese night-market dish is derived from satsuma-age?

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tianbula

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