Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Reading recipes and following directions are essential in any language. So today we’re going to learn how to make one of Japan’s most famous finger foods, kara age (fried chicken). The best part about this is it’s a real recipe, so you can try to use it at home! We’ll be getting a truckload of vocabulary today, so you don’t want to miss out on the PDF and Review track. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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24 Responses to “Lower Intermediate Lesson #57 - LI2: Recipe - Fried Chicken”
JapanesePod101.com says:
December 17th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Mina-san, this is the first of a 2-part cooking series. A few people requested something covering cooking words and readin/following directions in Japanese. So we hope we hit the mark with this one.
This is an actual recipe from one of the JapanesePod101 staff. So you can actually try this at home! うめぇ！！！
maxiewawa says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
おいしそうのに、食事んは弱い。つまり、全然できない。
食べれるんですけど！できる人に食べてあげるよ！
I can eat it. If you need someone to eat it for you, I’ll be happy to help you out.
プチクレア says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
すごい ! 
The very last thing I studied in my high school Japanese class before graduation was a コロッケ recipe. なつかしいな~!!
Bento is indeed becoming quite a common word. The new personal database software for Mac from the FileMaker team is called Bento …
StEvE AuStiN says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
A snap! 
I see the new year is off to a very delicious start!
This sounds like it beats the Colonel any day! In the States our image of Japanese food isn’t friend chicken. I think we imagine sushi and miso soup and rice. So this was an interesting eye-opener!
StEvE AuStiN says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I meant FRIED chicken.
Should have used the spell check 
ジャブちゃん says:
January 10th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Uh-oh, jpod could be responsible for a lot of hot oil burns 
A quick lapse in concentration can result in an even quicker visit to the hospital, so I’d recommend using one of these type of strainers to carefully put food in and out of the hot oil.
I agree with Naomi, cupfuls are the worst measurement to follow. You might as well say “whack a load in”, because it works out just as accurate.
A couple of questions for the resident chef: I use cornstarch for Chinese cooking, is this different from potato starch? And is cornstarch different from cornflour? Also, what do you do with the oil after you use it? Can you keep reusing it?
Anyway, some really useful stuff not just for cooking but for eating in general I couldn’t understand a lot of this one, so there’s plenty of vocabulary from me to learn.
OkayamaS says:
January 11th, 2008 at 2:40 am
No politeness level! This really helps me focus on vocabulary! Great lesson!
rigo says:
January 11th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Hey guys good lesson today
i like chicken in any way , shape or form
Glenn says:
January 11th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I know what I am having for dinner tonight.
Thanks for the cooking lesson guys. When I first went to Japan the way I started to understand the language was through watching cooking shows - Kyo No Ryori! Learnt some of the best things from that programme. This is brining back all those memories. When I come back to Japan later this year it will be back to the shops then the kitchen.
watermen says:
January 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Hmm…my previous post regarding the number of this lesson seems to be disappear. Anyway, can Jpod101 verify the number of this lesson. The last one was 55, so this one should be 56.
のり says:
January 11th, 2008 at 10:38 am
から揚げは最高に美味いですよね。
私の作るから揚げは世界一だと自負しております。
I believe I can make the best Karaage in the world.
I wish you guys could eat it 
Mayumi says:
January 11th, 2008 at 11:23 am
ジャブちゃん
Cornstarch and potatestarch is just different in their raw material. I hear that cornstarch is usually used when you cook Chinese or French. In Japan, we usually use potatestarch, which is called “katakuriko” when we cook Japanese.
As for your another question, I usually reuse the oil a few times. 
Mayumi
Naomi says:
January 11th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
みなさん こんにちは コメントありがとうございます。
Mina-san konnichiwa Komento arigatou gozaimasu!!!
エミリーさん
I’ll try this with my room mates!
Please let us know our recipe works.
watermen さん
Thanks! 調べてみます。
Glennさん
Kyo No Ryori
I like that show too! I think their recipe books are the best! —Easy to follow and lot of pictures!!
maxiewawa says:
January 11th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
マーキー星先生, have you been tampering with your voice in the lesson review section? It sounds very deep…
Awww yeah.
Hayashi says:
January 12th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Katakuri-ko(片栗粉). :p I found it when I went out shopping so I thought I might as well make karaage for breakfast(lol, unusual time to eat this kind of thing)
Finished product. XD
とても美味しい(酒が使わなかっただけど)。レモンジュースと塩だけを使うはメチャうまいぞ~。
チキンからあげは朝ご飯だった。
今日の昼ご飯はカレーライス。
晩ご飯は車蝦パスタ。
あっ、もう死んでもいいXD
Nowadays, I can only think about food… >_>
suzume says:
January 12th, 2008 at 5:05 am
I’m wondering about the lesson number also. Did I miss Lower Intermediate 56? And does LI2 mean the start of a new season for this level?
Phil says:
January 16th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
The recipe sounds great, but this was I think the hardest lesson in JPod history.
JapanesePod101.com says:
January 17th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Hayashiさん、that looks really delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
when can we all try it???
suzumeさん、you didn’t miss one, i think a gap happened when we re-arranged lessons for 2008. 申し訳ございません
Philさん、did you hear last friday’s?
January 21st, 2008 at 6:57 am
[…] At the gym and around town, I often listen podcasts from JapanesePod101. This lower intermediate podcast is about cooking kara-age. It’s a real recipe; I’ll have to give it a try. Link […]
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Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons (S2) |
Grammar: following directions, giving directions | Function: making fried chicken | Topic: chicken, cooking, food, fried chicken, recipes | Politeness Level: irrelevant
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