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.
今日の晩ごはんはエビフライだ。
Tonight's dinner is fried shrimp.
子供が大好物のエビフライを３本も食べた。
My child ate three of their favorite fried shrimp.
名古屋のエビフライは長くて大きいことで有名だ。
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: 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
- 手作りのエビフライ: homemade fried shrimp
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 天ぷら: 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)