Okinawa ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

Chi irichee, also called Chi iricher is sauteed and stewed dish with pig blood. …

Heejaa means goat in Okinawan, also known as feejaa. A goat’s meat, bones, and e…

"Iragimun" is made with papayas that are still green and not ripe, and this type…

"Iyachi" is a traditional preserved food from Taketomi Island in the Yaeyama Isl…

"Gyujiru" is a nutritious dish made by simmering beef with carrots and other ing…

"Jushi" is an Okinawan word for mixed rice or cooked rice. There are two types o…

"Nmu-kuji Puttu-ru" is made by dissolving "Nmu-kuji" (=sweet potato starch) in w…

"Hirayachi" is made by mixing wheat flour with egg and Dashi (=Japanese soup sto…

‘Kuurijishi’ is an egg soup with pork belly, ‘Shibui’ (‘Tougan’ wax gourd), and …

"Mozuku-don" is a dish fried "mozuku" seaweed with meat and vegetables, then put…

The characteristic of ‘Okinawa Soba’ is its thick noodle made from what noodle (…

‘Ashi Tibichi’ or ‘Tibichi’ is a dish of simmered pig’s feet (‘chimaguu’ in Okin…

"Minudaru" is a thin slice of pork loin coated with black sesame sauce and steam…

"Mimigar" is pig's ears, and "Sashimi" is a dressed dish. In Okinawa Prefecture,…

"Naabehraa" is a Japanese word for "Hechima(=Sponge cucumber)", and "nbusi" is a…

“Chimushinji” is a combination of the two words “chimu” (=pork liver) and “shinj…

“Jimami” refers to raw peanuts, and the juice from the peanuts and “nmukuji” (=p…

Carrot “Shiri-shiri” is a dish made by stir-frying carrots grated in a “shiri-sh…

“Ikasumi-jiru(Squid ink soup)” is a jet-black soup made with squid ink. Bigfin r…

"Chanpuru" is a popular dish from Okinawa that consists of stir-fried veggies an…

Pork is cooked without wasting any part of it, and for this bone-in meat is freq…

“Casa muchi” (also called muchi, casa muchi, onimochi) is a steamed rice cake wr…

The Ryukyu Kingdom’s growth reflects the influence of China; in Ryukyuan sweets,…

“Tamu dingaku”, also called“ sata dammu”, is a dish in which taimo are mashed an…

It is said that the Ryukyuan cuisine of Okinawa Prefecture "begins and ends with…

Somin Tasiya" is an Okinawan home-style dish of stir-fried somen noodles. There …

There are two types of "juicy": kufa (hard) juicy, which is cooked with rice, an…

In Okinawa Prefecture, "ina" means "wild boar" and "muduchi" means "imitation"; …

Ilichee, often heard of in Okinawa's local cuisine, is a dish made by stir-fryin…

In Okinawa Prefecture, where pork is often eaten, it is said that "everything bu…