food fried in nori batter; isobe-age
A Japanese dish where ingredients are coated in a tempura batter mixed with shredded nori seaweed and deep-fried. Common with mochi, fish, or vegetables.
See also: 磯辺
Isobe-age is especially delicious when made with mochi.
The isobe-age at this restaurant has a rich nori flavor.
天ぷら is a broader category of battered and deep-fried foods; 磯辺揚げ is a type of tempura that includes nori in the batter.
Standard spelling.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
From 磯辺 (isobe, 'seashore', associated with nori seaweed) + 揚げ (age, 'deep-frying').