also: ふさりょうり
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (Edo period)
A vegetarian cuisine introduced by Chinese monks in the Edo period, often served at Buddhist temples. It uses plant-based ingredients and elaborate presentation.
I had Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine at a temple in Kyoto.
精進料理 is traditional Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, while 普茶料理 is a Chinese-influenced vegetarian cuisine introduced in the Edo period, often with more elaborate cooking techniques.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ふちゃりょうり is the most common.
Alternate reading ふさりょうり is less common but attested.
From 普茶 (ふちゃ, a term for a Chinese Buddhist sect) + 料理 (りょうり, cuisine). The exact derivation of 普茶 is uncertain, but it refers to the Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism, which brought this cuisine to Japan.