SeaPak Tempura Shrimp

Japanese tempura *anything* might be one of my favorite dishes on the planet. The shatteringly explosive crunch and crisp, the not too greasy and rich batter. It’s a truly iconic dish when done right. This SeaPak product hopes to help you replicate that at home.

Eight frozen tempura battered shrimp come inside the cardboard box. They’re bagged ups againin plastic packaging that’s non-resealable. Here are a few snaps of the cooked product:

SeaPak Tempura Shrimp cooked
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp cooked
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp tacos
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp tacos
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp in House Foods curry with Maruso soy, rice
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp in House Foods curry with Maruso soy, rice

From top to bottom them, a few ways I cooked them:

  • Plain with a mayo-siracha dip (just a 75/25 mix)
  • As a spin on fish tacos with lots of guac and Wild Coyote cilantro-ranch sauce
  • Covered in thick Maruso Soy Sauce and served with House Foods Kokumaro curry and rice

The verdict? Well, they’re no match for a quality restaurant that’s for sure. But for something out of the freezer I was actually really quite surprised. The exterior batter crisps up tremendously. I used my air fryer and was shocked by how good the batter was. Again, it’s not restaurant “hot from the fryer” good, but if you want crunch, crunch you shall have!

The flipside of that is the batter is very thick and dominant. The shrimp’s flavor wilts away and is lost against the batter. It’s like trying to listen to classical music at a rock concert.

I think I’d but this one again if I was in the mood for that tempura crunch, maybe not so much if I was craving shrimp flavors per se.

SeaPak Tempura Shrimp ingredients, nutrition, cooking

SeaPak Tempura Shrimp nutrition, ingredients
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp nutrition, ingredients
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp cooking instructions
SeaPak Tempura Shrimp cooking instructions
  • Overall
3

Are SeaPak Tempura Shrimp any good?

The batter is fantastically crisp and crunchy. The shrimp is timidly mild though. If you’re looking more for tempura texture than shrimp flavors, this might be worth a look in.

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