''Kaki furai'' or kaki fry (
) is a
Japanese dish consisting of
panko-breaded deep-fried
oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but no ...
s. The oysters used in the dish are either ''Crassostrea gigas'' (
Pacific oyster
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (''Magallana gigas'') is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
Etymology
The genus ''Magal ...
) or ''Crassostrea nippona'' (
Iwagaki oyster).
Preparation
The dish is prepared by coating raw
oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but no ...
s with
flour
Flour is a powder made by Mill (grinding), grinding raw grains, List of root vegetables, roots, beans, Nut (fruit), nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredie ...
and then covering them with
panko flakes, a type of bread crumb. The oysters are then deep-fried at about for roughly two minutes, at which point, they should appear golden brown.
Variations
In 2019, the government of
Hiroshima Prefecture came up with a variation of the dish in which the bread coating remained white. This was done by frying the oysters at a lower temperature, about , for a few minutes.
Gallery
Cutlet Oyster with Green Salad.jpg
Deep fried oysters by Kossy@FINEDAYS in Akabane.jpg
Oyster Ushimado01s.jpg
Fried oysters (45934218432).jpg
Giant Cutlet Oysters with Rice.jpg
References
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Deep fried foods of Japan
Japanese seafood
Oyster dishes