Tempura Word Search
Tempura, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: TEMPURA, SHRIMP, EGGPLANT, MUSHROOM, SQUID, RENKON, PANKO, KABOCHA, BELLPEPPER, SHALLOT, CARROT, GINGER.
There is no timer pressure: take as long as you like, and spend a hint if a word will not surface.
Tempura word list, defined
- TEMPURA /tɛmˈpʊrə/ · noun
- A Japanese dish of lightly battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables, often served with a dipping sauce. Related: battered, deep-fried, fritter, sauté.
- SHRIMP /ʃrɪmp/ · noun
- A small, typically pink or brown, edible crustacean with a long tail and claws, often served as food. Related: prawn, crab, lobster, crayfish.
- EGGPLANT /ˈɛɡˌplænt/ · noun
- A large, glossy purple-skinned fruit of the nightshade family (Solanum melongena), cooked and eaten as a vegetable. In North America the word is also used for its deep purplish-black color. Related: aubergine, brinjal, melongene, garden egg.
- MUSHROOM /ˈmʊʃ.rəm/ · noun
- A fleshy fungus, typically having a cap and stem, that grows on or under the ground, especially one that is edible. Related: fungus, spore, mycelium, vegetable.
- SQUID /skwɪd/ · noun
- A cephalopod mollusc with a long, slender body, typically having ten arms and a pair of tentacles, and living in the sea. Related: cuttlefish, octopus, calamari, inkfish.
- PANKO /ˈpæŋkoʊ/ · noun
- Panko is a type of Japanese breadcrumb used as a coating for fried foods. It is made from crustless white bread that is ground into crumbs. Related: breadcrumbs, Japanese breadcrumbs, crumbs.
- KABOCHA /kɑːˈboʊtʃə/ · noun
- A type of Japanese winter squash, often used in Japanese cuisine. Related: winter squash, Japanese pumpkin, kabocha squash.
- SHALLOT /ʃəˈloʊ/ · noun
- A type of onion with a milder flavor, often used in cooking. It is typically smaller than a regular onion and has a sweeter taste. Related: onion, scallion, garlic, leek.
- CARROT /ˈkærət/ · noun
- A tapered orange root vegetable of the plant Daucus carota, eaten raw or cooked; also, figuratively, a reward or incentive offered to persuade someone to do something. Related: root vegetable.
- GINGER /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ · noun
- The root or underground stem of a plant, especially one that is edible and has a spicy flavor. A person with red hair or a fair complexion. Related: root, rhizome, spice, pepper.
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