Goat meat, like Chui jhal, Boodog or Kaldereta, is usually associated with Bengal, Mongolian or Filipino cuisine.

Yagiya Soba is a traditional Okinawan soki soba restaurant in Nanjo City. Okinawan soki soba is one of the quintessential Okinawan dishes and consists of stewed pork ribs in a noodle soup broth flavored with bonito, kelp and pork bones.

Growing up, I often helped my mother in the kitchen and shaved dried bonito fish, or katsuobushi, while she prepared dinner.

Kashi pan or “菓子パン” is a word that means “snack bread” in Japanese. Listed below are some of the Okinawan breads that I have been familiar with since my childhood.

Somen, or somin in Okinawan dialect, comes in different varieties, but an Okinawan favorite is to have the noodles stir-fried in somin champuru.

Sata Andagi is an Okinawan donut that is commonly cooked at home. Meaning “deep-fried sugar,” Sata Andagi is a local favorite often served up during special occasions.

In Okinawa, King Tacos is almost like a synonym for taco rice.

As the number of bars and pubs on the island indicates, drinking is a big part of life in Okinawa.

If you have been to an Okinawan soba restaurant, you might have noticed a small bottle of sauce with chili peppers-soaked in Okinawan Awamori spirits.

My spouse went to Okinawa for work and because we couldn't tag along, he brought back some distinctly Okinawan flavors for us to enjoy.