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October 17th, Okinawa Soba Day [CULTURE Gourmet]
A bowl of soba is to Okinawa what a hamburger is to America. Here on the island you can see Okinawa soba signs everywhere. It has become ent...Read More
Shurijo Castle Park’s Ryukyu Traditional… [CULTURE Gourmet LIFE]
Within Shuri Castle lies a special room that at one time was used as a waiting room for special guest. This room was used by princes, variou...Read More
Traditional sweets in Okinawa, its since… [CULTURE Gourmet Ryukyu History]
Though Okinawa is part of Japan, the island has had many influences from China, as well as from other cultures from around the world. One of...Read More
2016.04.12
Sweet tooth has field day at Chura Sun Beach this Sunday [Gourmet]
Very few things are as irresistible as the aroma of freshly baked bread or cookies, and unforgiving has to be the character who can fight without succumbing to the temptation. A fe...
2016.04.07
Weekend BeerFes Okinawa 2016 calls for ‘Kampai’ [Gourmet]
Anyone who is complaining that beers in Japan are but same bland-tasting lager that any of the four huge Japanese breweries make, should head this weekend to the Seamen’s Club near...
2016.03.13
Grand Blue introduces perfect way to start perfect day [Gourmet]
One could argue that few restaurants on Okinawa offer a better view for patrons to accompany a meal than Restaurant and Café Grand Blue located on top a hill in Kitanakagusuku. Sta...
2016.03.10
Naha Family Festa focuses on fitness and taste buds [Gourmet]
A two-day Naha gourmet event called Naha Meshi takes place for the fifth time this weekend. For this year, organizers have added a new concurrent event aimed at children, called Na...
2016.03.10
Okinawa City restaurants battle for best lunch plate meal [Gourmet]
The A-Lunch concept began in Okinawa after World War II, when an Okinawan chef returning from New York had the idea to create an A Lunch, B Lunch and C Lunch, denoting expensive, m...
2016.03.10
Sunset Beach to have weekend food festival [Gourmet]
No less than three separate food festivals this weekend are organized this weekend at different locations on the island. In Naha, there’s Naha Meshi Festival, Okinawa City has its ...
2016.02.14
Machi Bar Itoman 2016 participants serve se-ika specials [Gourmet]
Local restaurants and izakayas in Itoman City are organizing a gourmet event starting this Friday and running through the end of the month called Machi Bar Itoman 2016. During the ...
2016.02.07
Nago fair invites to taste home cooking from around the world [Gourmet]
Nago International Association is organizing its annual home cooking fair titled “Eat the World in Nago” on Sunday, Feb. 7th, from 11:30 to 15:00 at Nago Civic Hall. The fair that ...
2016.02.01
Koza Craft Beer Festa on tap on Sunday at Music Town [Gourmet]
Craft beers, or beers brewed in small local breweries in small quantities have a rather short history in Japan. The market for craft beers was opened only in 1994 when the law was ...
2015.12.13
To eat less and healthier, consider Japanese ‘washoku’ restaurants [Gourmet]
By David Higgins Have you ever wondered how Japanese people stay so slim and trim? I often find it baffling how slim most Japanese waistlines are while most North American waistlin...
2015.12.13
Momogami combines all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu with kuhsu [Gourmet]
Momogami is an Izakaya-type restaurant located on Kokusai Street in Naha that is directly managed by Helios Co., a local brewer of craft beers and distiller of well-known popular a...
2015.11.24
Okinawa Food Flea grows to largest food event on Okinawa [Gourmet]
Everyone loves rummaging through flea markets, and even more people like visiting food related events. So why not combine the two? That might have been the thinking of people behin...
2015.11.05
C-1 Gourmet Battle and Aloha Chatan fill American Village weekend [Gourmet]
The C-1 Chatan Gourmet Battle is already an annual tradition that pits about 20 local restaurants from Chatan against each other to compete for the bragging rights as the best in t...
2015.10.02
Anyone living on Okinawa should not miss shima dofu [Gourmet]
By Yuka Arata October 2nd is a day in Japan dedicated to tofu, because a character meaning 10 (October is the 10th month of the year) can be pronounced “to”, and likewise, 2 can be...
2015.10.01
Okinawa Food Flea rescheduled again, now to Oct. 4 [Gourmet]
Nature does not seem to be kind to organizers of Okinawa Food Flea, as Typhoon Goni forced the Aug. 23rd event to be postponed to this weekend, and now another storm, this one name...
2015.09.10
Naha event promotes Okinawan Rum [Gourmet]
Everyone who spends any time on Okinawa knows that Okinawa’s tipple is awamori, but far fewer are aware that there are a few distillers who produce rum, a liquor usually associated...
2015.09.07
V.K. is back to promote 5,000-year-old health food cuisine ideas [Gourmet]
This is the message that Kamath “V.K.” Vaman wanted to convey to his ma ny friends and fans here in Okinawa. At the time of this writing, V.K. has been back in Okinawa just four mo...
2015.08.30
TAJ brings authentic Indian curry to Uruma area residents [Gourmet]
A well-known curry restaurant on Okinawa, TAJ, has opened yet another branch, this time at Tengan, Uruma City, near Camp Courtney. TAJ prides itself for its authentic India curries...
2015.08.30
Bento is essential piece of daily life on Okinawa [Gourmet]
By Yuka Arata Bento, or a box lunch, is absolutely an imperative item in the life of every Japanese person, and lately, it’s also becoming famous throughout the world because UNESC...
2015.08.25
Sukugarasu is Okinawan summer snack [Gourmet]
‘Sukugarasu’ is a local Okinawan delicacy of salted fish called ‘Suku’ in Okinawan dialect. They are eaten as a side dish served on fresh cubes of tofu, and often as a snack to acc...
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