串揚げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
串	揚
くし Grade: S	あ Grade: S

Assorted 串揚(くしあ)げ (kushiage), including eggplant, prawn, and other items

Etymology

Compound of 串 (kushi, “skewer”) +‎ 揚げ (age, “fried”).

Noun

串(くし)揚(あ)げ • (kushiage) 

1. A dish consisting of pieces of food skewered and deep fried.
   • 1987, Itsunori Inoue, Okayama Ajidokoro [Okayama tasty places]‎^[1], page 97:

     山(やま)留(とめ)—串(くし)揚(あ)げ […] 　昭(しょう)和(わ)四(よん)十(じゅう)二(に)年(ねん)に誕(たん)生(じょう)した、岡(おか)山(やま)で初(はじ)めての串(くし)揚(あ)げの店(みせ)。

     Yamatome — kushiage […] Shōwa yonjūni-nen ni tanjō shita, Okayama de hajimete no kushiage no mise.

     Yamatome — kushiage […] Opened in Showa 42 [1967], it was Okayama's first kushiage restaurant.