Deep-frying is not something I do often, but after I’ve eaten well-executed tempura at a restaurant and can’t shake the memory of delicious batter-fried vegetables, I get out my wok. I turn on the ...

A set-up shot of fried vegetable tempura in New York. File photo: A set-up shot of fried vegetable tempura in New York, Oct. 15, 2013. The pleasures of deep-fried food are not forbidden for the health ...

What’s your favorite vegetable tempura? A lot of vegetables are great in this Japanese cooking technique, but asparagus is definitely one of my favorites. When you fry asparagus the right way, it ...

The best lettuce wraps cradle something hot and fatty. Case in point: tempura. Of course, you can make your own tempura, but my move is to pick up a box from a Japanese supermarket or sushi joint (or ...