H O S T E D
Above are the #SameSameButDifferent pieces of Osaka-style tempura I had.
The first is a triangle of Camembert cheese that’s basically been reduced to molten creaminess after it was coated in batter and dropped into boiling hot safflower oil.
The second is Shirako or sperm sac that’s also gone through the same preparation steps. If you have ever eaten this, you’ll know it is innately creamy. So with the intense heat from being tempura-ed, it got even more liquid-y. But I feel it managed to hold on to its structure just a wee bit stronger, which is more than what I can say about the cheese 😆

The bottom line though is I enjoyed both immensely and would order them again without hesitation.