also: えびマヨ
shrimp with mayonnaise
A popular Chinese-Japanese dish of deep-fried shrimp coated in a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce, often served as an appetizer or side dish.
I ordered shrimp with mayonnaise at a Chinese restaurant.
Shrimp with mayonnaise is popular with children too.
Katakana spelling is common for this dish name; usually written in kana.
Kanji-katakana mixed spelling; less common but seen on menus.
Hiragana-katakana mixed spelling; also used.
A clipped compound of 海老 “shrimp” and マヨネーズ “mayonnaise.”