Fried shrimp is a seafood dish consisting of shrimp that is battered or breaded and then deep-fried or pan-fried. It is served in various cuisines around the world. The dish can be prepared using different coatings, such as seasoned flour, cornmeal, panko, or tempura batter.
Popcorn shrimp is the name of several small shrimpfritters.[1]Cajun popcorn is a similar dish of peeledcrayfish-tail fritters rich of spices,[2] where shrimps could also be used as a substitute for crayfish.[2]
There are two popular deep-fried prawn dishes in Japan,ebi tempura andebi furai. The difference is that tempura is never breaded,[3] whilebreaded deep-fries are calledfurais.[3] Prawn cookings in Japan typically employ a straightening technique, by making several incisions on its belly side, then bend the prawn backwards to form straight prawns which they consider more appealing.[4]
Ebi tempura (海老天ぷら) orebiten istempura of prawn, with a light fluffy coat.[3] It is served as a main dish, with soy-based dipping sauce[5] or salt.[3] It can also be made into other dishes such as:
Over noodles:tensoba andtempuraudon,[6] but dishes with these names not necessarily contain prawns. They may be tempura of other ingredients.[6]
On a bowl ofsteamed rice:tendon (tempuradonburi). In one version, the tempura is dipped in a sauce before serving. This sauce is considerably thick and sweeter[7] than regular tempura dipping sauce.[5]
Tenmusu: a rice ball snack (onigiri) topped with a shrimp fritter.[8]
Ebi furai (海老フライ or エビフライ) is a breaded anddeep-fried prawn dish, of darker and crunchy texture.[3]
Traditionallykuruma ebi was used, but many stores have started using cheaperblack tiger shrimp.[9] It is thought thatebi furai was created around 1900 along with similar dishes such astonkatsu in the Western food restaurants ofTokyo.[10]
Ebi furai is a popular ingredient of Japanesebento,[11] andebi furai bentō (海老フライ弁当 or エビフライ弁当) is a common menu item in bentō products.[12]
Ebi furai became a specialty of the city ofNagoya due to a joke made by a popular Japanesetarento (celebrity)Tamori in the 1980s. He mockedNagoya dialect by theorizing that Nagoyans would callebi furai asebi furyaa. Whilst this is false, it made people elsewhere to associate Nagoya with"ebi furyaa".[13] Restaurants in Nagoya took the opportunity by offering inventions such as dishes actually namedebi furyaa,[14] and a visual hybrid with the pride of Nagoya: theGoldenshachi.[15]
Camaron rebosado is a deep-fried batteredshrimp typically served withsweet and sour sauce. It is made by peeling large shrimp and marinating it in a mixture ofcalamansi juice, salt, andblack pepper. It is then coated with abatter made from egg, flour, andcorn starch before deep frying.[19][20]
Okoy is another native Filipino deep-fried dish that typically use small unshelled shrimp. The batter is uniquely traditionally made fromgalapong (ground soakedglutinous rice), mixed withcalabaza,sweet potatoes, orcassava and various vegetables likecarrots,onions, and greenpapaya. It is deep-fried into flat crispy pancakes and traditionally served with a vinegar-based dipping sauce.[21]
^Smith, Andrew F., ed. (2004)."Shrimp and Prawns".The Oxford encyclopedia of food and drink in America. Vol. 1 (1 ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 488.ISBN0195175514.LCCN2003024873. Retrieved2021-08-18.
^Light versiontendon with regular sauce:Yukimasa, Rika (2019-01-18)."Ten Don [Tempura Rice Bowl]".NHK World-Japan.NHK.Archived from the original on 2019-09-11. Retrieved2021-08-18.
(excerpt re-arranged for comparison): Sauce: Dashi sources, water 200 mL, soy sauce 40 mL, mirin 40 mL, sugar 1 tsp. Boil water, add seasonings, soon remove from heat.
^Heavy versiontendon:Sōtome, Tetsuya (2013-07-18)."Ebi tendon"えび天丼.Minnano kyōno ryōri (in Japanese).NHK.Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved2021-08-18.
(rough translation): Sauce (bulk):Dashi 300 mL, soy sauce 300 mL,mirin 300 mL,agedama 100 g. Simmer all for 40 minutes until liquid is reduced to half. Blend-in agedama [to add a heavier texture].
^"Tenmusu".Nagoya City Guide. Nagoya convention & visitors bureau. Retrieved2021-08-18.
^"13. Ebi-furai".Nagoya-meshi. Nagoya Meshi Promotions Council. 2020-03-31.Archived from the original on 2020-02-08. Retrieved2021-08-18.
^新学期からのお弁当におすすめ！最新の人気冷凍食品は何？定番のおかずは？ [Bento items. Which frozen foods are most popular? What sides most frequently appear?].Softbrain Field Co. Ltd. (in Japanese). 2017-08-18. ■入っているとうれしいおかずは.Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved2021-08-18.
An informal online consumer survey performed byreward websites in August 2017 with 4000 replies.
Ebi furai ranked 4th in the most favoritebento items.
Ebi furai was not in the 10 most frequently appearingbento items.
^お宝ちゃん [Gem channel].Aichi Television Broadcasting (in Japanese). 2021-05-15. click-open the folded section labelled "2021年5月15日放送 地元の人にこそ食べてほしい “しゃちほこグルメ”.Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved2021-08-17.(translation of program title): Broadcast on May 15, 2021: Locals should also try the shachihoko motif foods
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