Ubiquitously located within Japan, kaitenzushi, or conveyor-belt sushi joints, are something you can’t miss. A popular spot for a quick lunch, sushi here starts at as little as 100 yen a plate.
You know, I love a good pizza. I also love my sushi. In fact, I love it a lot. Unlike pizza, though, whose in-your-face flavours hide weak ingredients, sushi is not much more than a topping and some rice.
If you take a walk around the south side of the Sunabe Seawall area, a quaint white house with the mood of an old stateside residence may catch your attention.
In Japan, before you eat a meal, you say “itadakimasu” to express appreciation for those who cooked the food.
If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon.
Somen, or somin in Okinawan dialect, comes in different varieties, but an Okinawan favorite is to have the noodles stir-fried in somin champuru.
In Japan, pouched ready-made curries are a popular item at grocery stores for busy people with little time to prepare a hot home-cooked meal.
May 8 is supposed to be “Goya no Hi (day of bitter melon)” in Okinawa. The vegetable, which is rich in vitamin C, is thought to be one of the signature veggies of the prefecture. The date was picked because the numbers 5 and 8 can be pronounced in Japanese “Go” and “ya.”
If you go to Chatan Seawall Area during lunchtime, you will see some eateries crowded with servicemembers in uniform.
Have you ever used tubed condiments? If you are a foodie, you may be familiar with garlic or chipotle paste packaged in tubes like toothpaste.
In Japan, pineapples grow in only two prefectures: Okinawa and Kagoshima.
Mainland Japan’s food culture continues to migrate to Okinawa, and every year new Japanese chain restaurants pop up on the island. Even items that were unique to the mainland like “Ehoumaki,” a sushi roll eaten on the day of Setsubun, are now common on Okinawa.
For me, Hilly Valley Jr. was a great pit stop before my exploration of the Hiji Waterfall and its surrounding national park. Find this eatery inside the Yui Yui Kunigami, a roadside station near Okuma Beach, where you can grab American favorites like hamburgers, tacos, and more.
Uminchu Shokudo is a cafeteria style seafood restaurant located in the Yomitan Village Fishermen’s Cooperative Store.
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