abura-age

{{short description|Deep-fried tofu slices}}

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| name = Abura-age

| image = 油揚げ.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Abura-age, or thin slices of fried tofu

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| country = Japan

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| type = Tofu

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| main_ingredient = Tofu

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| similar_dish = Tofu skin

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{{nihongo|Abura-age|油揚げ||{{lit|oil-fried}}}} is a Japanese food product made from tofu. Thin slices of tofu are deep-fried, and the product can then be split open to form pouches.{{cite book |last1=Davidson |first1=Alan |editor1-last=Jaine |editor1-first=Tom |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |date=20 November 2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-967733-7 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199677337.001.0001/acref-9780199677337-e-2498 |language=en |chapter=tofu}} {{transliteration|ja|Abura-age}} is often used to wrap {{nihongo||稲荷寿司|inari-zushi}}, and it is added to miso soup. It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called {{transliteration|ja|kitsune-udon}} because of legends that foxes ({{transliteration|ja|kitsune}}) like deep-fried tofu. {{transliteration|ja|Abura-age}} can also be stuffed, e.g. with {{transliteration|ja|nattō}}, before frying again. There is a thicker variety known as {{nihongo||厚揚げ|atsu-age}} or {{nihongo||生揚げ|nama-age}}.