油揚げ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 油揚げ, read あぶらあげ, combines oil 油 with frying 揚げ as the name of fried tofu.
• Basic usage: It denotes thin tofu fried in oil, as in 油揚げをみそ汁に入れる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • It differs in thickness and texture from thicker fried tofu 厚揚げ and does not mean all foods fried in oil.