This is an Okinawan dialect meaning "Hello, how are you?"
I, Maekawa, who writes this articleBorn in Okinawa, raised in Okinawa. I currently live in Matsuzaka City, Mie Prefecture.
Sometimes I think, "I want to eat that Okinawan dish...". However, there are no restaurants nearby where you can eat Okinawan cuisine...!
Meanwhile, I heard that you can eat Okinawan cuisine at "Shunsen Sakaba Mantenya", which is a 1-minute walk from the company, and when I went there, I was able to meet the nostalgic Okinawan cuisine that I often ate in my hometown Okinawa.
In this article, we will introduce 5 Okinawan dishes recommended by locals that you can eat at Mantenya.
Why does Mantenya also have Okinawan cuisine?
The manager has lived in Okinawa for 7 years and worked at a restaurant for a long time.
Making use of his experience, he enjoyed cooking Okinawan cuisine, and before he knew it, he was serving Okinawan cuisine at Mantenya.
Recommended Okinawan food 1: Stewed Tebichi
Tebichi is a dialect of Okinawa, and it is the part corresponding to the leg of the pig.
Tebichi has a unique chewy texture and is used in a wide variety of dishes such as stews and oden.
Mantenya no Tebichi is heavily seasoned, so there is little of the peculiar smell of pork.
Recommended Okinawan food 2: Somen Chanpuru
I think many people have eaten Goya Chanpuru.
in OkinawaIn addition to goya champloo, there are champuru that use various ingredients.
Among them, my favorite is Somen Chanpuru.
It's a simple dish where somen is boiled and then stir-fried with other ingredients, but you can eat as much as you want.
Somen Chanpuru uses different ingredients and seasonings depending on the family.
Recommended Okinawan food 3: Mozuku tempura
Okinawan tempura isUnlike other prefectures, the clothes are thick and have a soft texture.The following is a list of the most common problems with the
There are tempura shops in various places in Okinawa, and it is eaten like a snack.
Among them, I would like to recommend Mozuku tempura. Mozuku has a strong impression of being eaten with vinegar, but there are many other ways to eat it.
Recommended Okinawan food 4: Hirayachi
Okinawa style okonomiyakiSo, it's a simple dish that just mixes flour, water, and eggs, adds ingredients, and bakes.
Like Somen Chanpuru, ingredients vary from household to household, but sea chicken is almost always included.
At Mantenya, they serve not only the usual Hirayachi, but also the “Kaisen Hirayachi” with seafood.
Recommended Okinawan cuisine 5: Manten soba
Manten and original dishes, but you can also feel Okinawa elements hereThe following is a list of the most common problems with the
The meat on the soba is soki (pork ribs with bone) and rafute (three pieces of meat with skin), which are locally available in soba.
And I am happy thatKore Gooseis placed.
Koregusu is a condiment made by soaking chili peppers in awamori.
The spiciness of Koregusu is the best match for Manten Soba!
Summary of this article
This time, we introduced recommended Okinawan cuisine unique to Okinawans.
There are many Okinawan dishes other than the dishes introduced, so please enjoy the Okinawan atmosphere at Mantenya.
Also,People from Okinawa living in Matsuzaka City. Would you like to get excited with a nostalgic story about Okinawa in full sky?
name of a store | Shunsen Sakaba Mantenya |
address (e.g. of house) | 〒515-0035 189-1 Minatomachi, Matsuzaka City, Mie Prefecture Ichi Building 1F |
Phone number | 0598-67-7838 |
Business Hours | Lunch: 11:00 to 14:00 Dinner: 17:00 to 00:00 Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, business hours and regular holidays may differ from the description. In addition, we are open for a short time in accordance with the request from the prefecture. Please check with the store in advance when visiting the store. |
regular closing day | every Sunday |
official account | Instagram |