Okinawa Hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY KATHRYN STRONG Being vegetarian in the US is fantastic; even in my hometown of Dallas, it was hard to find a place that wasn’t only able to provide vegetarian food, but was enthusiastic about making a delicious meat-free option. Here in Okinawa, however, that is not the case. My explanations that I don’t [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Last march I was working on a project for Tohoku with a group of friends and we’d meet regularly at Naha High school. After we met for the first time, it was suggested by one of the teachers that we go out for indian curry across the street. There are a [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY WELLS Being stationed overseas has its challenges. One challenge is produce selection at the commissaries. Let’s face it – everyone eats some sort of fresh produce at some point. Everyone! I close my eyes and I return to our last stateside base (and when we leave here it will have been 5+ [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID Daikon Food When we first came to Okinawa just over a year ago, we were pretty trepidetious about trying new foods. Partially impeded by the profound language barrier and partially worried about the fact that we didn’t know what was actually in some dishes, we tried our best but didn’t get [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Shanti Front Shanti Sign If you are making plans to visit Shuri Castle, I recommend a great little Nepalese spot for lunch called Vegi cafe SHANTI. Every dish is vegetarian and full of flavor (even the vegetarian taco rice). All of the spices are purchased directly from Nepal and all of the [...]

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Veg Stands Cabbage CONTRIBUTED BY CAYLN PAQUIN Here in Okinawa, we don’t have as many drive-through businesses as in the US, especially when it comes to fast food restaurants. Not that we need them because aren’t we all trying to eat healthier? So for a change, why not a different kind of drive-through… well almost [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY PICTURE AND REVIEW CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERELY GOLUBOV: I want to tell the community about a new vegan restaurant that opened this week in the Shurijo Castle neighborhood! It is called Granma’s Vegan Cafe and the food is amazing! The food we had today was very oishi! We had a vegan taco rice [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL Raise your hand if you have ever had to wrestle with bored and antsy children during a nice dinner out. You are not alone. A new restaurant has opened up in Onna where the adults can enjoy a nice dinner and the kids can stay entertained in a separate playroom. The [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE On Monday, I thought I was going to be uncharacteristically diligent and write my post a couple of days in advance. Here it is though, Wednesday night, past 9 pm and I am just now taking my place in front of the computer, coffee by my side, trying not to watch “The [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This service no longer appears to be in business. We’re leaving this post on the site so that those of you who may be looking for this information will be able to find it. Thanks. CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE So, I’m drifting into a good snooze on the couch with my little baby curled [...]

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