揚げ物 Agemono (Deep-Fried Dish）

天麩羅　Tempura がんもどきとシシトウの揚げ物 Ganmodoki (Fritter of tofu and vegetables） 　Deep-Fried Green Pepper This was my first time making home-made ganmodoki. The photo here shows how the tofu-veggie mixture looked before being deep-fried. I had read about how great it tastes when home-made, and now I understand! What’s on top of ganmodoki is momiji-oroshi which was made by inserting a piece of red pepper in a cut made in small daikon block and grating the daikon with the red pepper. I know… this is a lousy job. But it tasted OK. ;P 天麩羅　（ふきのとう・たらの芽・シシトウ） Deep-Fried Butterbur sprout, Aralia bud and Green pepper These deep fried greens were supposed to be lovely…but unfortunately the fukinotou (butterbur sprouts, the ball-like ones in the photo) were so bitter! Later I was told that the younger the sprouts, the bitterer they are. I should have bought them 3 to 4 days in advance to let them bloom a bit more before use.