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てん 天かす
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Noun
1. tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura​Food, cooking, See also 天ぷら
Wikipedia definition
2. Tenkasu​are crunchy bits of deep fried flour-batter used in Japanese cuisine for example in soba, udon, takoyaki and okonomiyaki. Hot plain soba and udon added tenkasu are called tanuki-soba and tanuki-udon (haikara-soba and haikara-udon in Kansai region). It is also called agedama . According to the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, 68% Japanese call it tenkasu and 29% call it agedama in 2003. Tenkasu is more common in western Japan and agedama is more common in eastern Japan.
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Other forms
天カス 【てんかす】、天滓 【てんかす】
Notes
天滓: Rarely-used kanji form.

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