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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Double-decker_trams on 2024-12-14 07:30:50+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the typical Japanese dish “tempura” comes from Portugal. The name comes from Latin “tempora”, meaning “times” or “time period”, referring to fasting times when Cathloics avoided eating meat and ate fish or vegetables instead