local cuisine

Five Okinawan foods that have changed our reporter’s view on local cuisine forever

Sometimes it’s not that the food isn’t delicious, it’s just you don’t have enough life experience to enjoy it yet.

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Do people in Osaka really eat crunchy fried noodles with curry? We ask a local, then try it out

This is something we’ve never heard of–but not something we’re opposed to trying!

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What the heck is okame soba?

An obscure noodle dish a lot of Japanese people don’t even know about.

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Okinawa soul food: We try the most epic pork and egg onigiri rice balls in Japan

A fistful of a feast, these rare treats are more like burgers than rice balls.

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Black “Ninja Takoyaki” is Japan’s latest must-try cuisine from Osaka

The black octopus balls are available at only one popular tourist location in Osaka.

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