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Aburage
is a Japanese Cuisine of Japan, food product made from tofu. Thin slices of tofu are deep-fried, and the product can then be split open to form pouches. is often used to wrap , and it is added to miso soup. It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called because of legends that foxes () like deep-fried tofu. can also be stuffed, e.g. with , before frying again. There is a thicker variety known as or . Gallery Sukeroku-zushi of Daily Yamazaki.jpg, ''Inarizushi'' (bottom) Kitsune udon of Nakau.jpg, ''Kitsune udon'' Nakao's Toyokawa Inari Udon (2015-05-10) 2.jpg, ''Inari Ōkami, Inari udon'' きんちゃく (37173340651).jpg, ''Kinchaku'', stuffed tofu pouch in soup Tochio-aburage.jpg, With ''katsuobushi'' flakes Atsuage.jpg, ''Atsu-age'', a thicker variant See also * Tofu skin * * * * * Wheat gluten (food)#Japanese, Fu (麩) References Bibliography * ''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', Kenkyusha Limited, Tokyo 1991, {{Inari Faith To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kitsune
The , in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess supernatural abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. General overview , though literally a 'fox', becomes in folklore a ' fox spirit', or perhaps a type of . They are ascribed with intelligence and magical or supernatural powers, especially so with long-living foxes. The ''kitsune'' exhibit the ability of , or transforming its shape and appearance, like the '' tanuki'' as well as the ability to , i.e. beguile or bewitch; these terms are related to the generic term meaning "spectre" or "goblin". Another scholar ascribes the ''kitsune'' with being a "disorienting deity" (that makes the traveler lose his way) and such capabilities were also ascribed to badgers (actually '' tanuki'' or raccoon dog) and occasionally to cats (cf. '' bakeneko''). The archetypal method by which the ''kitsune'' tricks () humans is to lead them astray, or make them lose their way. The experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
