串揚げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くし
Grade: S

Grade: S

Etymology

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

Noun

(くし)() • (kushiage

  1. A dish consisting of pieces of food skewered and deep fried.
    • 1987, Itsunori Inoue, Okayama Ajidokoro [Okayama tasty places][1], page 97:
      (やま)(とめ)(くし)() []  (しょう)()(よん)(じゅう)()(ねん)(たん)(じょう)した、(おか)(やま)(はじ)めての(くし)()(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.