唐揚げ
karaage
唐揚げ (karaage) is the Japanese term for a dish of bite-sized pieces of meat that are marinated and deep-fried.
While the term can technically apply to any meat deep-fried in this style, it is most commonly used to refer specifically to chicken karaage.
How do you pronounce it?
karaage
Did you know?
- The prefix 唐 (kara) in 唐揚げ is often interpreted as meaning 'foreign' or 'Chinese', reflecting a time when many new cooking techniques arrived in Japan from the continent.
- The term karaage can be applied to vegetables as well, such as yasai karaage, which are deep-fried marinated vegetables.
- If you order 'karaage' at a bar, it is often served as 'otsumami', a specific category of food meant to be eaten alongside alcohol.
Examples in context
- 鳥のから揚げをお願いします。I would like to have the deep-fried chicken, please.
- カラアゲが食べたいな。I feel like eating some karaage.
- いいね、じゃあカラアゲのお店に行こう！Sounds good! Let's go to a karaage restaurant then!
- 唐揚げが大好きです。Karaage ga daisuki desu.I love karaage.
- 今日の夕食は唐揚げにしましょう。Kyou no yuushoku wa karaage ni shimashou.Let's have karaage for dinner today.
- この店の唐揚げはとても美味しいです。Kono mise no karaage wa totemo oishii desu.The karaage at this shop is very delicious.
Example conversation
Two people are deciding what to order at a restaurant.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮さん、何にしますか？Ren-san, nani ni shimasu ka?Ren, what are you going to have?
- 蓮 Ren僕は唐揚げを頼みます。Boku wa karaage o tanomimasu.I will order the karaage.
- 陽葵 Himariいいですね。私も唐揚げにします。Ii desu ne. Watashi mo karaage ni shimasu.That sounds good. I'll have the karaage too.
- 蓮 Renやった！楽しみですね。Yatta! Tanoshimi desu ne.Yay! I'm looking forward to it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 唐揚げ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
