Nimono (boiled and seasoned foods), yakimono (broiled foods) and mushimono (steamed foods) were eaten from ancient times, but agemono (deep-fried food) was brought to Japan from China via Korea around the Asuka period.
古くから煮物、焼き物、蒸し物は行われていたが、揚げ物は飛鳥時代ごろに中国→朝鮮から入ってきたと考えられる。