abura

It had never occurred to me before to fill abura-age with anything but vegetables, but I liked the concept very much.

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It sounds easy enough, but when perfectly good abura-age is so readily available in the JP grocery stores nearby, it's hard to get deep frying going at home.

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It packed a kick of crunch that highlighted itself very nicely against the pillowy abura-age and the flavor-injected udon noodles!

Terms: Abura-age 2009

It sounds easy enough, but when perfectly good abura-age is so readily available in the JP grocery stores nearby, it's hard to get deep frying going at home.

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I have read that it is relatively easy to make abura-age at home, although I have yet to try it.

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The deep frying process creates air pockets inside the tofu and with a little extra handling, abura-age fluffs up like comforters in the hot summer sun!

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The commercially bought abura-age can be a touch stale, although it comes back to life nicely by abura-nuki oil-removal.

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I have even dropped a raw egg inside the abura-age pocket and cooked the eggs in its pockets inside broth.

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It has a fancy term, but all it involves is either blanching the abura-age or washing their surfaces with boiling hot water.

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The problem, though, was that it was like combining something relatively plain, flavor-wise (abura-age), with something more plain (udon).

Terms: Abura-age 2009