Dining with the Chef

Cook Around Japan: Okinawan Home Cooking

In part 2 of this special, we will be learning more about Ryukyu Cuisine, the unique food culture developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom through exposure to Japanese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian cultures. Our host Yu Hayami will visit Ayaka Yamamoto, the leading authority on the traditional cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands, and both learn about the essence of Ryukyu culture and cuisine, while sharing Okinawa's food culture with the world. In this second episode, we will be learning about Ryukyu home cuisine, including how to make three dishes: fu-irichi, bira-garamachi, and kufa-jushi.