The Okinawan diet is generally considered plant-based, but it does include small amounts of high-quality fish, seafood, and ...

But the Okinawa diet — an eating pattern inspired by the traditional food habits of the Okinawan people in southern Japan — ...

Rafute is one of the most widely recognized and loved Okinawan dishes. Pork belly or pork shoulder are the 2 main cuts of pork that are used to make this dish.

Glazed pork: Rafute are succulent slabs of pork belly simmered in soy sauce and glazed with brown sugar. It is sweet and savory, usually eaten on its own, or as a topping for Okinawa soba.

Share Uchinanchu aloha this weekend at the 28th annual Okinawan Festival. Kapiolani Park will be filled with the tantalizing aroma of fresh andagi (Okinawan doughnuts), Okinawan pigs' feet soup ...

Pork Egg Onigiri is a local soul food that’s popular in Okinawan homes but virtually unheard of in mainland Japan, so Mai wasn’t going to miss out on getting one now that she was here. The only ...

Save the date — the Okinawan Festival is returning to the Hawaii Convention Center Sept. 2-3. Attendees can enjoy live entertainment, bon dances and, of course, Okinawan food like soba, andagi ...

Okinawan Braised Sliced Pork Belly (rafute) Yield: 8 portions This "ultimate" Okinawan pork dish is a classic favorite! While time consuming, this dish is well worth the effort. When the dish is ...

“ Myojo Eat and Support Okinawa Soba Vertical ” will be added to the Myojo Foods lineup on August 21, 2023 (Monday). Okinawa-limited cup noodles featuring the local Okinawan cuisine ' Okinawa ...

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts just opened its first resort in Japan—on Okinawa's Miyako Island—and Travel + Leisure was the first in.

With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump having reached a final agreement on Sept. 26 to conclude a trade pact to lower tariffs on American beef and pork, Okinawa Prefecture ...