That beef dinner must have been a holiday treat for the tradition people. Tradition Okinawa diet consisted of only 1% animal products, and the other 99% was plants! especially sweet potatoes. That plant based diet is the secret to their longevity
@Jenny Jenny - My grandmother is Okinawan,she was born In Okinawa, lived there all her life & died there at 109 years. I am half Okinawan. One thing I know is actually the centenarian Okinawans when they were young & even now ate tinned pork stir fried with vegetables,so their diet is not mostly vegetarian. Everyday they added tinned pork to vegetables at least one dish. After the war, Okinawa suffered and didn’t have enough food so Americans delivered tinned pork & that is how they started eating it. And that culture of eating tinned pork,adding it into many vegetarian dishes is still common among the centenarians. But Okinawans especially my grandmother s generation also ate a lot of vegetables with every meal. But it is wrong to say they didn’t eat meat. Not true
absolutely love this video, It took me down memory lane. I remember visiting those markets when I was younger. I truly miss the food there. :( Much love and happiness to the Okinawa people.
Its amazing when people say they only eat soy and other vegetables and less than 8% of their population eats meat. And their meat eaters consume less than 2% meat. Certainly not a vegan diet or vegetarian. They people who say that have never been to Japan or Okinawa. Bitter melon extract is becoming a very popular ingredient(I believe lowers insulin levels and more) are many medicinal herbs. Many being dubbed "Nootropics" all appear in Okinawa diet. I think a paleo diet consuming the herbs and other elements of an Okinawa diets is the key to health and optimal performance. So far my health and blood works agree. Haven't been sick in 6 years now roughly also. Only problem is getting the herbs and ingredients that are high quality and not processed is very expensive. Like they want us to get sick. Maybe I will move somewhere where I can get it all locally
Just if anyone was wondering a supplement being dubbed a godsend is "chollera" and "spirlina" seaweed more or less or found in seaweed. All very much consumed in the Okinawa diet in copious amounts. Since eating seaweed and having spirulina and chollera in my diet my physical performance has improved dramatically. When I added mushrooms it is now exceptional
OMG i love this! My dream to go inside every countries kitchen +house and see what they eat how they live! everything so far my fave episode! Im having trouble ordering, cuz i dont understand what is in most meals ;D still give it a try though!
10 лет назад
It's my dream too and I'm trying to make it come true :) I did it i Okinawa, Porto, Paris, Croatia... you can check it on my blog ! ( marineiscooking.com )
A description of exactly what you were making and how you were cooking would have been good maybe... what herbs? What foods? What methods? When you were in the restaurant. I don't believe it was "fish flakes". It was likely seaweed. You spent more time focusing on the way to cut goya instead of the big picture of the food and method. Also when you showed the food you were served it would have been beneficial to explain or have the owner chef explain each food served and their significance in the Okinawan tradition.
Wow! I find it wonderful that you were able to cook with someone from Okinawa! That must be special :D I wish there was a way to do that also and actually know what the ingredients are! I'm so going to that Cafe ASAP
10 лет назад
I'm sure you can ask the chef, she's very kind and will be eager to answer your questions about the food :)
+THE MAKERS TRADING CO. I love Okinawa, but hate Goya. I've tried it a few times and the only time it was bearable was when it was fried with scrambled eggs. And even then, it wasn't that good.
It is bitter. You can get them in Chinese and some Indian supermarkets in the UK. The Indian one looks similar to that and is more bitter. The chinese one is much bigger and the warts are much less pronounced, also less bitter.
