FILE - A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling tanker aircraft takes off from the Kadena Air Base airfield in Kadena Town, west of Okinawa, southern Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

OKINAWA, Okinawa Prefecture--One day in April, a fruit-and-vegetable man spoke to a shopper in broken English at a farmer’s market here because he assumed she was a foreigner. When Malia Higa ...

The velvety texture and natural sweetness of Okinawan purple sweet potatoes are perfect for soups and stews. Blend boiled potatoes into vegetable broth for a creamy soup that's as comforting as it ...

The nukadoko bed, which resembles damp sand, is started simply with rice bran paste and salt water. Some may also contain kombu, ginger or miso. The nukadoko is consistently reused and preserved to ...

This soup is packed with herbs and spices, blended with coconut milk and stock, and loaded up with prawns and chicken. For the paste, blend the paste ingredients in a food processor until smooth.

x8 cm dashi konbu (dried kelp), soy sauce, salt, block soft tofu, yellow miso paste (can be any miso paste), Carrot ...