揚げ物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 揚げ物, read あげもの, means food cooked by deep-frying.
• Basic usage: Use it for fried dishes, their smell, or their preparation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Action and dish
  • 揚げる is the action of deep-frying, while 揚げ物 is food prepared that way.
• Compared with stir-fried food
  • 炒め物 is food cooked by stir-frying. The use of oil in both methods does not make the terms interchangeable.