エビフライ

えびふらい

noun

fried shrimp; breaded deep-fried shrimp

1. fried shrimp; breaded deep-fried shrimp

A popular Japanese-style breaded and deep-fried shrimp dish. The shrimp is coated in flour, egg, and panko before frying, then served with tartar sauce or tonkatsu sauce.

今日(きょう)の晩(ばん)ごはんはエビフライだ。

Tonight's dinner is fried shrimp.

子供(こども)が大(だい)好物(こうぶつ)のエビフライを３本(さんぼん)も食(た)べた。

My child ate three of their favorite fried shrimp.

名古屋(なごや)のエビフライは長(なが)くて大(おお)きいことで有名(ゆうめい)だ。

Nagoya's fried shrimp are famous for being long and large.

Compound of エビ (shrimp) + フライ (fry, from English). A yōshoku (Japanese-Western) staple often served as part of a lunch set, in a bento, or with curry rice.

Common collocations

エビフライ定食(ていしょく): fried shrimp set meal
エビフライにタルタルソースをかける: to put tartar sauce on fried shrimp
手作(てづく)りのエビフライ: homemade fried shrimp

Similar words

天(てん)ぷら: tempura — lighter batter, uses different technique; not breaded
エビカツ: shrimp cutlet — minced shrimp formed into a patty and breaded
フライ: fry (suffix) — generic for breaded deep-fried items, also used in アジフライ (fried horse mackerel), カキフライ (fried oysters)

Related Words

Compare: 天(てん)ぷら (tempura)

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