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Okinawa Island Produce
CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY WELLS Being stationed overseas has its challenges. One challenge is produce selection at the commissaries. Let’s face it – everyone eats some sort of fresh produce at some point....
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Gokarna Spice Curry
CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Last march I was working on a project for Tohoku with a group of friends and we’d meet regularly at Naha High school. After we met for the first time, it was suggested by...
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Gilead Health Cafe (Formerly known as Herb Vegetarian Restaurant)
CONTRIBUTED BY KATHRYN STRONG Being vegetarian in the US is fantastic; even in my hometown of Dallas, it was hard to find a place that wasn’t only able to provide vegetarian food, but was enthusiastic...
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Dechibica
CONTRIBUTED BY HANNAH WILKES I am very excited that within a month of our arrival, I have already found a favorite restaurant! Everything I could have asked for in a restaurant, Dechibica provides. As...
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Cooking Local: Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake)
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GILLOTTI We spent New Year’s Eve in Kyoto this year with my sister-in-law and her beau. It was beautiful and busy, but most restaurants were not open. It seems to me that Japanese...
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Cooking Local: Okinawan Spinach Curry with Lotus Root
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GILLOTTI I picked up some Okinawan spinach, or handama (ハンダマ), recently. There are two varieties; one has a beautiful purple color on one side the leaf, and the other is green on...
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One Life Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY KATHRYN STRONG It started during the winter when a green smoothie stand suddenly appeared on the roadside in central Nago. I tried one and was hooked. A few months later, the stall...
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Cooking Local: Kabocha Squash Thai Curry
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GILLOTTI Kabocha (カボチャ) is a winter squash, but it’s often called Japanese pumpkin. I remember seeing it occasionally in the states, but never tried it until we came here. It’s...
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Arifoglu Herbal Tea and Spice Bazaar
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF This herb and tea shop is the only Turkish spice store that I know of on the island, and is one of the most comprehensive in terms of essential oils, organic teas, and...
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Buying Milk in Okinawa 牛乳 (Gyuu Nyuu)
CONTRIBUTED BY CAROLYN SCHAAB Buying milk in a Japanese grocery store can be intimidating if you have never done it before. Many of you may have noticed already that Google translate does not always...
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