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VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Simple recipe for famous braised pork belly

If you have traveled to Okinawa, you may have stumbled across a dish fit for kings. It’s true, rafute, or braised pork belly, was served as a staple to Okinawan royalty.

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Cuisine: American

Taste of Okinawa: Hilly Valley Jr. near Okuma Beach a hamburger heaven

A trip to Hiji Waterfall will most likely mean a hike of one hour and 20 minutesl. If you are planning to go there, it would be a good idea to replenish your energy before starting a long hike.

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Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

VIDEO: Chinese Kitchen: Simple recipe sweet and sour pork subuta

Growing up, subuta, a sweet and sour pork dish, was not my favorite.

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Cuisine: Japanese

Taste of Japan: Hey, foreigners! You'll love these pork dishes!

Across Japan pork can be found in a wide range of dishes at all kinds of restaurants, you might be surprised at just how many ways you can enjoy pork!

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Cuisine: Japanese

Japanese Kitchen: Secret to Japan's delicious pork dishes

When speaking of Japanese food, many foreign visitors will think of dishes that make use of high-end beef, such as Kobe beef.

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Cuisine: Japanese

VIDEO: Try Japanese beef and burdock root for a lucky new year

In Japan, every New Year we eat a variety of foods which form part of the Osechi Ryori (or New Year’s foods) meant to bring us good luck, health and happiness.

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Cuisine: Japanese

Shimabutaya serves superb Okinawan pork cutlets

If you have not had a chance to taste Okinawan-bred aguu pork there is a perfect place to sample this premium meat at its finest on the northern part of the island: Okinawa Tonkatsu Shokudo Shimabutaya restaurant.

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Cuisine: Japanese

Enjoy traditional Okinawan cuisine at Irohatei

Anyone in search of a meal with an authentic local taste will be pleased to find Irohatei, a restaurant specializing in traditional Okinawan cuisine.

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Cuisine: Japanese

Chanya serves Okinawan premium aguu pork dishes

If you would like to enjoy Okinawan food in a traditional setting, Oshokujidokoro Chanya is the right place to go.

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Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

Ramen on Okinawa - Tsukemen Jinbei

If you want to taste what tsukemen is like, this is the place. Enjoy dipping fat noodles into a thick rich pork broth soup. You may have to wait in the line because it’s a popular. And get there early because the shop closes for the day when the tsukemen is sold out.

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Cuisine: Spanish

VIDEO: Taste of Spain: Recipe for paella

On a day in mid-October, I tried cooking paella, a Spanish dish for the first time.

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Cuisine: Japanese

VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Make your own Goya juice

It’s not too much a stretch to say Goya is the staple of Okinawa.

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VIDEO: Taste of Japan: Kanten jelly a sweet, healthy alternative

As a kid, every New Year I would look forward to a sweet jelly called kouhaku kanten. Kanten is a jelly made from boiled tengusa algae and seaweed. It is known for being low-calorie and rich in fiber, so it is often used as a healthy alternative to regular sweets.

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Too much to drink last night? Don't worry, Japanese have cure for hangover!

Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.

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Cuisine: Japanese

Okinawa longevity cuisine: Trendy food for a long life

It has been said that food is the soul of a country. This couldn’t be truer for Okinawa. A mix of favorable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that is now known as “Okinawan cuisine”.