串揚げ

串揚げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
串	揚
くし Grade: S	あ Grade: S

Assorted 串揚 (くしあ)げ (kushiage), including eggplant, prawn, and other items

Etymology

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

Noun

串揚げ (hiragana くしあげ, rōmaji kushiage)

1. A dish consisting of pieces of food skewered and deep fried.
   • 1987, Itsunori Inoue, Okayama Ajidokoro [Okayama tasty places]‎, page 97:

     山留 (やまとめ)—串揚 (くしあ)げ […] 　昭 (しょう)和 (わ)四 (よん)十 (じゅう)二 (に)年 (ねん)に誕 (たん)生 (じょう)した、岡山 (おかやま)で初 (はじ)めての串揚 (くしあ)げの店 (みせ)。

     Yamatome — kushiage […] Shōwa yonjū-ni nen ni tanjō shita, Okayama de hajimete no kushiage no mise.

     Yamatome — kushiage […] Opened in Showa year 42 [1967], it was Okayama's first kushiage restaurant.