What to order in an Okinawa restaurant

What to order in an Okinawa restaurant

Forget everything you know about Japanese food. Okinawan food is in a culinary zone of its own

By Melinda Joe

Hi, I'm Melinda Joe. Originally from Louisiana, I'd only planned to stay in Japan for a year when I fell in love with Japanese food and sake. The rest, as they say, is history.

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