Peixinhos da horta
{{Short description|Portuguese fried vegetable-based dish}}
{{lang|pt|Peixinhos da horta}} ({{IPA|pt|pɐjˈʃĩɲuʒ ðɐ ˈɔɾtɐ|}}) is a traditional dish in Portuguese cuisine. The name of the dish is literally translated as "Little Fish from the Vegetable Garden", as it resembles small pieces of colorful fish.{{Cite web|title=Flavours - peixnhos da horta|url=https://visitar.lisboa.pt/en/tradition/flavours#c1494|access-date=2021-02-16|website=visitar.lisboa.pt}} It was introduced to Japan by Portuguese sailors Antonio da Mota, Francisco Zeimoto and Antonio Peixoto in the sixteenth century, where it was eventually developed into tempura.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=30uhs5rPpXEC&q=Everybody's+San+Francisco+Cookbook|page=240|title=Everybody's San Francisco Cookbook|author = Charles Lemos |publisher= Good Life Publications|year= 1998 | isbn=978-1-886776-01-2 |access-date = 22 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kikkoman.com/foodforum/thejapanesetablebackissues/06.shtml|work=The World of Kikkoman|title=Tracking Down Tempura|author=Morieda, Takashi|access-date=2007-12-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110233636/http://www.kikkoman.com/foodforum/thejapanesetablebackissues/06.shtml|archive-date=2008-01-10}}{{Cite web |title=The truth about Japanese tempura |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170808-the-truth-about-japanese-tempura |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} In 1543, or later, Portuguese missionaries also came to Japan.{{cite web|access-date=2021-12-12|date=2008-01-10|first=Takashi|last=Morieda|title=Tracking Down Tempura - Kikkoman Corporation|url=http://www.kikkoman.com/foodforum/thejapanesetablebackissues/06.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110233636/http://www.kikkoman.com/foodforum/thejapanesetablebackissues/06.shtml |archive-date=2008-01-10 }} The peixinhos da horta (green beans) gave rise to tempura, a typical Japanese dish.{{Cite web |title=Tempura |url=https://www.japan-guide.com/r/e106.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.japan-guide.com |date=25 December 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The History of Tempura |url=https://guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/features/tempura_en |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=MICHELIN Guide |language=en-HK}}
Preparation
Peixinhos da horta is usually prepared with green beans in a wheat flour based batter that are then deep-fried.{{cite book | title = La Cucina Portoghese. Ediz. Inglese | contribution= S. Cunningham Dryburgh (translator) |publisher = Casa Editrice Bonechi |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DNiSuNvBAD4C&dq=Peixinhos+da+horta&pg=PA4 | date = 2002 | page = 17 | isbn = 978-8-847-60921-1 | access-date = 22 March 2016}} Other vegetables such as bell peppers and squash are also used.
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