Chinagu Eisa Hawaii performed at the Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s Okinawan Festival at Kapiolani Park in 2015. Add the remaining coconut milk from the first can and all of the second can, along ...

Award-winning food journalist La Carmina on her favorite Okinawan cuisine, from Ryukyu court cooking to shikuwasa citrus.

A crush of humanity jammed Kapiolani Park on Oahu when I was there a couple of years ago for the annual Okinawan Festival. Crowds pressed close around the food booths where cooks were frying up ...

Noodles are undoubtedly one of Japan’s national treasures — but in Okinawa, soba noodles hold a particularly special place in the hearts (and stomachs) of the island’s residents. The dish is so ...

Okinawa is often celebrated for its beaches and its laid-back island lifestyle. But, what doesn’t get nearly enough airtime? The food, a quiet force of culinary intrigue where Japanese tradition meets ...

The Japanese love taco bowls. You can blame World War II, if you like. The first taco joint in Japan was a place called Charlie's in Okinawa, founded in 1956 to cash in on homesick American soldiers.