Other ingredients include local seafood and native tropical vegetables and fruits. Kooreegusu is a condiment made from red peppers marinated in awamori . Another typical dish is rafuti , pork stewed in miso, soy sauce, sugar and awamori , which is very similar to a Chinese dish called kakuni . Here are some menu items you might run across. Many menus list the Okinawan term first, followed by a Japanese explanation.
Double vowels represent long vowel sounds.