# The best Okinawan dishes

Okinawan cooking blends Ryukyu court and home cooking with American influences. Signature dishes from Wikipedia's article on Okinawan cuisine.

- 3 votes · 12 items
- Oct 30, 2021 · Takumi Yamazaki
- https://even.best/en/l/1801/the-best-okinawan-dishes

## Top 12

1. **Soki soba** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Okinawa soba topped with pork spare ribs.
2. **Taco rice** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Taco fillings on rice, born in Okinawa.
3. **Jimami tofu** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chewy tofu made from peanuts.
4. **Sea grapes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sea grapes, a seaweed that pops in the mouth.
5. **Mimiga** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pig's ear salad.
6. **Pork tamago** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Luncheon meat with omelette.
7. **Sata andagi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Okinawan round doughnuts.
8. **Chinsuko** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ryukyu lard biscuits.
9. **Awamori** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Okinawan spirit distilled from Thai rice.
10. **Goya champuru** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Bitter melon stir-fried with tofu, pork and egg.
11. **Okinawa soba** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Wheat noodles in pork and bonito broth with pork belly.
12. **Rafute** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Pork belly braised in awamori and brown sugar.

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