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Tenkasu

Close up of tenkasu.
Place of origin	Japan
Main ingredients	Batter
Media: Tenkasu

Tenkasu (天かす, lit. "Tempura waste") are crunchy bits of deep fried flour-batter used in Japanese cuisine, specifically in dishes such as soba, udon, takoyaki and okonomiyaki. Hot plain soba and udon with added tenkasu are called tanuki-soba and tanuki-udon (haikara-soba and haikara-udon in Kansai region).

They are also called agedama (揚げ玉, literally "fried ball"). According to the: NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, 68% Japanese called them tenkasu and 29% agedama in 2003. Tenkasu is: more common in western Japan and agedama is more common in eastern Japan.

See also※

• Scraps (batter)
• Youtiao
• Cak-Cak
• Fried dough
• Fried dough foods
• Boondi

References※

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