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Default tempura with Dai kon

thank you for the information, it was actually a sweet potato, and
unfortunately the public library doesn't have recorded cook books, and i am
unable to read print, but thanks for the information, Lee
"Philip5malin" > wrote in message
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> reply to Strommee Lee post:
> The popular spelling is tempura, not tempora.
> The tempura with white potato is likely not white potato. It is more
> popular with Japanese white radish, or popularly called white dai kon
> with a slight white-green texture or white-green trace.. You can buy
> it in Japanese supermarket or Chinese supermarket, or Korean
> supermarket, about 1 ft long, 6 in diameter, tapered at end. The top
> has a little green stem or leave, about 20 cent each. You can treat it
> like white potato, cut it same way. Cooked it same way as shrimp or
> fish fillet in tempura. (previous post) It will taste just like you
> had it in Chinese restaurant. When you are in Japanese or Chinese
> supermarket, or in public library, also get a cook book. So you can do
> searching in the book or library for recipes, since you cannot search
> in google. Or you can try yahoo, groups: "Asian Finest Chinese Cooking
> Foods".
> ************************