Why is Japanese fried shrimp called tempura
Japanese transliteration is similar to Chinese characters. According to the Kyushu Drunken Catering Network, because tempura Japanese phonetic translation over the Chinese characters similar to the Chinese characters, so so named. Tempura refers to the shrimp coated with flour, baking powder, egg liquid material into the frying pan fried out of the food, eat up the texture of crispy, delicious, a kind of fried food. Tempura can be eaten as is, or dipped in ketchup or sweet chili sauce.