I was looking for aburaage, for tonjiru. I found this in the freezer case, labeled "tenpura". Doesn't look like any tempura I've ever seen. 🤔 Can anyone tell me if this is the right kind of fried tofu for tonjiru?
Aburaage usually looks like a fried piece of tofu that is quite obviously deep fried. Would suggest slicing this up as thinly as desired and further deep frying.
ch_lyn
From the photo it looks more like fish cake than tofu
pokerrito
Some regions/prefectures will refer to these fish cakes as tempura. So it’s not abura-age but this should be pretty good in tonjiru.
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Aburaage usually looks like a fried piece of tofu that is quite obviously deep fried. Would suggest slicing this up as thinly as desired and further deep frying.
From the photo it looks more like fish cake than tofu
Some regions/prefectures will refer to these fish cakes as tempura. So it’s not abura-age but this should be pretty good in tonjiru.