精しょう進じん揚あげ

noun

vegetable tempura; Buddhist vegetarian tempura

A type of tempura made without meat or fish, often using vegetables and sometimes tofu or other plant-based ingredients. Associated with shōjin ryōri (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine).

• 精しょう進じん揚あげは、野や菜さいや豆とう腐ふを使つかった天てんぷらです。

  Shōjin-age is tempura made with vegetables and tofu.

• お寺てらの近ちかくで精しょう進じん揚あげを食たべた。

  I ate shōjin-age near the temple.