Sunday, April 24, 2011

Tempura Does Not Originate From Japan!

Although widely associated with Japan, the origins of tempura came halfway around the world.

It was brought to Japan by Portugeese missionaries and traders in the mid of the sixteenth century.

It became very popular in Japan and is also reported to have caused the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and the first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate apparently from eating too much of it.


Source: 1, 2

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