Maple leaves fried - a popular snack in Japan

Land of the Rising Sun has always distinguished great originality, this rule applies to the Japanese zakuskam

Japanese say that everything browned in oil, much tastier. But who would have thought that this also applies to Maple Leaf? However, the dish is quite real, it is called "Maple tempura" and this autumn Japanese delicacy.



Surprisingly, this is not just a collection of fallen maple leaves and their subsequent roasting. In fact, the preparation of this sweet golden Snacks - a complex process. Maple leaves are carefully selected, and then stored for one year in barrels with salt, and then they are taken out from the salt, and placed in a special dough from flour, sugar and sesame seeds. Covered by this test, the leaves are fried in oil for 20 minutes, until crisp.



Many compare the taste of the snacks with other traditional Japanese snack, called "Corinth" (sweet dough fried). Some believe that Maple is not as sweet tempura and that it requires a more chewy. Apparently, such as the leaves are tasteless, they are only shaped snack. But it is such a unique, star-like form of the Japanese are the most attractive. It is believed that this is an interesting dish appeared 1,000 years ago in central Japan, in the Kansai region. Although for centuries the recipe has undergone many changes, you can still enjoy a large bowl Maple tempura in Kyoto, Mie Prefecture, and Osaka. You can also buy a package of snacks for 5, $ 7 in a small shop called Akataki-Haya, near the picturesque waterfalls Nabari. Snacks can be enjoyed all year round, but it is best to use it in the fall, admiring the flowers this time of year.

via factroom.ru