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Fried Okinawa noodles with ketchup [Cooking Recipe]
This noodle dish is easy and quick to cook, using ketchup with fried noodles to create a good old Okinawan flavor. This is straightforward h...Read More
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Okinawan Food Tasting Event [Cooking Recipe LIFE]
Tomigusuku city Chamber of Commerce offers food tasting event at XROSS*R in American Village Mihama, Chatan. They are doing a survey to find...Read More
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Winter Melon Miso Soup (Serving Size 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients Half of a Winter Melon 200g pork hash Welsh Onions (as many as you like) 1 litter soup stock 1 tbs miso How to cook 1. Shave off...Read More
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Fried Okinawa noodles with ketchup [Cooking Recipe]
This noodle dish is easy and quick to cook, using ketchup with fried noodles to create a good old Okinawan flavor. This is straightforward home cooking, so basically you can custom...
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Okinawan Food Tasting Event [Cooking Recipe LIFE]
Tomigusuku city Chamber of Commerce offers food tasting event at XROSS*R in American Village Mihama, Chatan. They are doing a survey to find out about what kind of Okinawan ingredi...
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Winter Melon Miso Soup (Serving Size 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients Half of a Winter Melon 200g pork hash Welsh Onions (as many as you like) 1 litter soup stock 1 tbs miso How to cook 1. Shave off the skin and remove the seeds from the ...
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Naaberanbushii [Cooking Recipe]
Hechima, known as sponge cucumber or luffa in English and naabera in Okinawa, is grown as a vegetable in Okinawa and southeast Asia, whereas in mainland Japan it’s grown to make sc...
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Goya Chanpuru – sautéed goya with vegetables and egg [Cooking Recipe]
The ultimate summer vegetable on Okinawa is goya, known as nigauri in Japanese and bitter melon in English. It’s a nutrient-rich vegetable that especially contains about double or ...
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Pacific saury and tomato [Cooking Recipe LIFE]
Japanese people value seasons, hence cherry blossoms being a big thing for us. In each season, there is a particular food we think about. This is especially so for autumn – we say ...
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Nakami Soup (Pork Guts Soup) [Cooking Recipe CULTURE]
“Nakami” means guts or giblets of a pig, and “jiru (shiru)” means soup. This soup is very common in Okinawa and is offered at special cerebrations, event, or parties. Ingred...
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Chimushinji – Okinawan pork and vegetable soup [Cooking Recipe CULTURE]
Okinawan people eat “Chimushinji” when they have a cold or fell otherwise sick. Ingredients in this dish include pork that contains proteins, fresh Okinawan vegetables, and herbs w...
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Chinbin (Okinawan Traditional Crepe) Serving Size: 12 Rolls [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 1 Pack Chinbin Powder 350~400cc water Salad oil How to cook 1. Put Chinbin powder and water in a bowl and mix until the powder thoroughly moisten dough. 2...
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Marinated Urizun Beans (Okinawan Beans) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・1 pack of Urizun beans ・1 tbs Ume paste ・3g Bonito flakes How to cook 1. Wash the Urizun beans. 2. Boil water in a pot and put the Urizun beans in the pan and s...
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Handama Salad (Serving size 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・2 bunchs of Handama (An Okinawan local vegetable with purple & green leaves) ・2 leaves of regular lettuce ・20g Baby leaf lettuce ・1 Avocado ・1/2 Bell Peppers (Red...
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Taco-Rice for Kids (Serving size 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・600g rice ・200g minced meat ・1/2 onion ・4 leaves of lettuce ・1 pack of cut tomatoes ・4 tbs ketchup ・3 tsp consommé soup stock ・1 tsp cumin ・1 tsp oregano ・Cheese as ne...
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Vegetable and Meat Roll [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・6 pieces of thin sliced meat (pork or beef is fine) ・12 sticks of green beans ・1/2 carrot ・Flour (as needed) ・1 tbs of soy sauce ・2 tbs of sweet cooking rice wine ・Sal...
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Jucii (Okinawan Mixed Rice) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 3 cups of rice 150g pork hash 1/2 carrot 3 pieces of dried mushroom 5g dried Hijiki seaweed 50ml Okinawa Soba Soup Stock Water Welsh onion (as much as you like) How to ...
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Maaminaa Champuru (Fried Bean Sprouts) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 1 pack of Bean Sprouts 1 small pack of Chinese leek 1/4 carrot 100g pork hush ¼ Shimadofu (Island Tofu) 1 tsp soup stock 1 pinch of salt Small dose of soy sauce How to...
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Shiqwasa Sherbet [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・30cc 100% Shiqwasa fruit juice ・200g Yogurt ・200cc Milk ・30g Honey How to cook 1. Put all ingredients a tray. 2. Mix well and place it in the refrigerator. 3. M...
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Tekka Maki (Tuna Roll) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・1 bowl of rice ・1 tbs vinegar (for making sushi rice) ・1/2 tbs roasted sesame ・1 sliced tuna ・Sliced welsh onions ・1/2 sheet of dried seaweed ・bamboo rolling ma...
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Rafute (Pork Belly) Serving Size 4 [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・500g Pork Belly ・300cc Soup Stock ・100cc Awamori ・300cc Cooking liquid ・1 tbs Soy Sauce ・3 tbs Sugar How to cook 1. Place the pork belly inside a pot and...
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Simmered Hijiki (Seaweed), Serving size 4 [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・20g Dried Hijiki Seaweed ・1 sheet of Deep-Fried Tofu ・1/4 of a Carrot ・50g Konjac ・Water, as necessarily required ・Salad oil, as necessarily required ・2 tbs Shirodashi...
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Yushi Dofu (Okinawan Tofu Soup) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 1 pack Soybean milk (unhomogenized) 50ml brine 200ml water 1 tsp salt How to cook 1. Mix water and brine together. 2. Add soybean milk to a pot and cook until ju...