Tempura Day

Tempura Day is January 7th

Tempura is a common Japanese dish that consists of battered and deep fried seafood or vegetables. The holiday is celebrated by enjoying as much Tempura as you can!

History

Portuguese Jesuit missionaries were believed to have introduced the original recipe for tempura to Japan back during the sixteenth century, allegedly around 1549. Since then, tempura has become a well celebrated dish not only In Japan but also around the world.

Fun Ways To Celebrate Tempura Day

To celebrate Tempura Day, it is as easy as cooking up your own batch of tempura or possibly ordering some from a local Japanese restaurant for you and your friends and family to enjoy! 

Tempura Day brings and unites people together by having them embracing a classic Japanese dish that is quite tasty for everyone to enjoy. It can be celebrated over the experience of cooking up your own batch together or even if you order some from a restaurant, as long as you and those you share it with are enjoying the recipe itself one way or another

Ways to share Tempura Day on social media

• Share the tempura dish you’re having with #NationalTempuraDay
• Encourage followers to share various kinds of tempura recipes
• Share a poll on which tempura recipe is the best then post results
• Post on how you personally like to make tempura
• Suggest which restaurants near you have the best tempura

 “Why aren't there tempura bars in every city in America?” - Matthew Amster-Burton, Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo