Okinawan cuisine
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Okinawan cuisine is the traditional food of Japan’s Okinawa Islands, known for its use of pork, local vegetables, and seaweeds, and often associated with the region’s notable longevity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese cuisine
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regional cuisine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blue Zones
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Okinawan longevity ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasBeverage |
Okinawan shikuwasa juice
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awamori NERFINISHED ⓘ sanpin-cha (jasmine tea) ⓘ |
| hasDish |
Okinawa soba
NERFINISHED
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Okinawan tempura NERFINISHED ⓘ chanpuru NERFINISHED ⓘ goya champuru ⓘ irichi (stir-fried simmered dishes) ⓘ jimami-dofu (peanut tofu) ⓘ mimiga (pig’s ear salad) NERFINISHED ⓘ mozuku tempura ⓘ nakami-jiru (pork tripe soup) ⓘ rafute ⓘ rafute donburi ⓘ sata andagi (Okinawan doughnuts) ⓘ soki soba ⓘ soki-jiru (pork rib soup) ⓘ taco rice ⓘ tebichi (stewed pig’s trotters) ⓘ tofu champuru ⓘ umibudo (sea grapes) ⓘ |
| healthReputation | often cited as contributing to long life expectancy in Okinawa ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
developed in the former Ryukyu Kingdom
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influenced by trade with China and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American cuisine
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Chinese cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese mainland cuisine ⓘ Ryukyuan cuisine ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| localName |
Uchina-nu ushin (in Okinawan language)
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沖縄料理 ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Okinawa Island
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Okinawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCharacteristic |
emphasis on vegetables over meat by volume
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frequent use of pork in many parts of the animal ⓘ frequent use of seaweeds ⓘ heavy use of tofu and soy products ⓘ relatively low consumption of refined sugar ⓘ use of bitter melon dishes ⓘ use of local tropical and subtropical produce ⓘ |
| usesIngredient |
awamori (Okinawan distilled liquor)
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fish ⓘ goya (bitter melon) ⓘ green leafy vegetables ⓘ kombu (kelp) ⓘ miso ⓘ mozuku seaweed ⓘ pork ⓘ pork belly ⓘ pork offal ⓘ purple sweet potato ⓘ rafute (braised pork belly) ⓘ rice ⓘ seaweed ⓘ shima-dofu (Okinawan island tofu) ⓘ soki (pork spare ribs) ⓘ sweet potato ⓘ tofu ⓘ turmeric ⓘ wheat noodles ⓘ |
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