Peixinhos da horta explained

Portuguese: '''Peixinhos da horta''' (pronounced as /pt/) 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.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3] [4]} In 1543, or later, by the Portuguese missionaries that came to them during the 16th century.^[5] The peixinhos da horta (green beans) gave rise to tempura, a typical Japanese dish.^{[6] [7]}

Preparation

Peixinhos da horta is usually prepared with green beans in a wheat flour based batter that are then deep-fried.^[8] Other vegetables such as bell peppers and squash are also used.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flavours - peixnhos da horta. 2021-02-16. visitar.lisboa.pt.
2. Book: Everybody's San Francisco Cookbook. 240. Charles Lemos . Good Life Publications. 1998 . 978-1-886776-01-2 . 22 March 2016.
3. Web site: Tracking Down Tempura. The World of Kikkoman. Morieda, Takashi. 2007-12-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080110233636/http://www.kikkoman.com/foodforum/thejapanesetablebackissues/06.shtml. 2008-01-10.
4. Web site: The truth about Japanese tempura . 2024-05-10 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
5. Web site: 2021-12-12. 2008-01-10. Takashi. Morieda. Tracking Down Tempura - Kikkoman Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20080110233636/http://www.kikkoman.com/foodforum/thejapanesetablebackissues/06.shtml . 2008-01-10 .
6. Web site: Tempura . 2023-01-30 . www.japan-guide.com . 25 December 2022 . en.
7. Web site: The History of Tempura . 2024-05-10 . MICHELIN Guide . en-HK.
8. Book: La Cucina Portoghese. Ediz. Inglese . S. Cunningham Dryburgh (translator) . Casa Editrice Bonechi . 2002 . 17 . 978-8-847-60921-1 . 22 March 2016.