A small percentage comes from animal protein like seafood, fish, and occasionally pork, she adds. Another unique element of the diet is that the Okinawan people embrace the Japanese concept of ...

The Okinawan people, who live in the southern islands ... Although the centenarian Okinawans do eat pork occasionally, it is ...

Yaeyama soba is a local Okinawa specialty, with pork and seafood, but the tofu soba is a standout at Takeusu. The essential Okinawan dish is champuru (which means “something mixed”), an anything-goes ...