Viva la tempura
Written by: adekun on 30 July, 2007 4:45 pm - Filed under: blog ?
The Japanese and French do hold a few things in common. I could be mistaken on this, but one seems glaring. It’s the c’est la vie approach or let’s go for the dangerous option.
Take yesterday’s dinner. There are seven of us huddled around an open top deep fat fryer set upon the dinning table. It is a free for all; people are leaning over with their impaled prawn or panko covered chicken and dipping it into tempura batter, before sinking it into the oil.
Now I love tempura, but decided to sit this one out – or rather sit a few feet back. Asked what was wrong, I explained it seemed a tad iffy, although I only managed to say I was scared in Japanese. Reassured, and it was safer than the stool mounted fryer at last years BBQ, I joined in.
The bowls narrowed to a small base making them top heavy. The father-in-law knocked one over sending batter across the table and onto the sister-in-laws fiancés face (they get married in September). At the same time the mother-in-law immersed some rather moist squid, sending boiling oil far and wide.
Tonight we are having Fugu (puffer fish).
