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薩摩揚げ (さつまあげ, Satsuma-age) is Satsuma-age — a Japanese food (snacks).
What is Satsuma-age?
Satsuma-age is a fried fish cake specialty of the Satsuma region. It is called tsuke-age (付け揚げ) in Kagoshima and is known as chiki-agi[?] in Okinawa. In the Chūbu region, it is known as hanpen; in Hokkaido and western Japan, it is called tempura . Surimi and flour is mixed to make a compact paste that is solidified through frying. The paste is seasoned with salt, sugar, and other spices and molded into several shapes. It is made not only from ground fish but can include kikurage (木耳, beni-shōga , onion, Welsh onion and other vegetables, squid, octopus, shrimp and other sea foods, and some spices. In most cases, it is made by mixing two or more kinds of fish. People eat satsuma-age plain or lightly roasted and dipped in ginger and soy sauce or mustard and soy sauce. It is used in oden , udon , sara-udon and nimono (stewed dishes). Varieties: Hiraten (ひら天) flat Maruten (丸天) like a thin disk Gobōten (ごぼう天, ごぼう巻き): wrapped around burdock-like sticks Ikaten (イカ天) wrapped around squid tentacles Takoten (たこ天) wrapped around cut octopus Tamanegiten (タマネギ天) with onion Bakudan (爆弾) wrapped around a boiled egg Honeku (ほねく[?]), honeten short versions of honekuri-tempura Jakoten (じゃこ天)