Solo Eating Japanese Local Food in Okinawa Japan

[@slkriderchick]

😳😳Whoa. I've never seen you say a beef steak dish was so bad you didn't even want to show us what it looked like. At least the rest of your food tour was a success, especially that pork belly. That pork belly looked mouth-watering. Sea grapes, huh? I'll have to give that a try if I ever see that on the menu. Thanks for sharing!!

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Braised pork belly with rice is one of the few dishes featured on this channel that I've actually tried before - trust me, it's definitely worth it. It's more like a tasty, slightly sweet and savory stew that leaves you feeling really satisfied afterward.

[@Hey-ItsZZ]

Wanted to see the beef steak disaster! Steak-gate! Hehehe thanks for another great and yummy video!

[@dianehill9285]

I love your videos. 120 % satisfied

[@ibeam23]

What was so bad about your first meal??? I’m always amazed at the amount of food you eat! 😆

[@sarahjanesegovia]

when you said you're very full because of the steak but then proceeds to eat two scoops of ice cream. I cannot 😆

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

(Joking, don’t take my tone seriously) It’s clear you don’t follow the Mike Chen/Strictly Dumpling food religion, you’re way behind on the new biological facts too…. How can you get to 2022 & not known there’s a stomach for savoury food and another, quite separate one for dessert 😂 The way the world has become so crazy who knows, someone might even begin to believe that 😂

[@OldManCad]

My father in law was the regional manager of Blue Seal back in the day. He still has the old recipes!

[@kennyj604]

Oh man that pork and rice you had for dinner looked so so good. That and a beer, or two, or three .... and I'd be a happy person. I liked that music serenading you during breakfast. Kinda funky. Thanks for another awesome video. 👌

[@ej3016]

sorry that your first meal was “disappointing” - everything else looked really really yummy - I really must try spam again - haven’t had it since I was a kid (and I’m 62 yrs) - thnx for sharing another interesting food adventure 🙏😷🇨🇦

[@jpbaley2016]

LOL, I had just got back to having Spam with breakfast (62 yo, too). They sold it in singles packs along with cans. Singles worked because I didn’t have spam often. Then Covid hit and I couldn’t find it for 2 yrs. Now it’s back and I’ve only had it a couple times.

[@heyheytaytay]

I was born at a military base in Okinawa but haven't been since I was a kid. Would really like to go back and visit soon.

[@korohacker]

3:41 OMG this unlocked a deep memory within me! I used to watch this anime called Azumanga Daioh, a slice of life anime about high school girls, and for their senior field trip went to Okinawa. The airhead character, Osaka, kept chanting 'sa~ta an~dagi~' over and over again to the annoyance of her classmates, but I never knew what it actually was until today. I found myself chanting 'sa~ta an~dagi~' as you introduced and ate it xD They also had a running gag with chinsuko (5:02) because of a word pun that's indecent, but again I never really learned what chinsuko actually is, so thank you for the introduction! Glad you were able to try some champuru and sea grapes too. Sea grapes are nice, especially when paired with some chili slices and soy sauce! To be honest, if I were to ever visit Japan, I would probably visit Okinawa first, looks like a very nice and familiar place to be in.

[@Izunami]

This was literally all I could think about.

[@koreanstallion]

3rd. I visited Okinawa in 1985 for 1 week when I was in the US Army. We stayed in Camp Hansen. Always enjoy your videos. Thank you!

[@thegreenphantom4304]

Hands down this is absolutely my favorite channel the scenery the food everything is absolutely amazing thank you so much for posting and showing all of it it is absolutely beautiful!

[@chuck2501]

I'm 45 an only just discovered spam... OMG fried with some rice is amazing!

[@markbailey6230]

As an American, I'm amazed at the quality of the room for only $42 USD. Here in the states that would have been a $142 dollar room. I think the the breakfast was the most interesting and delicious looking meal of the entire video, also a great deal too! Wonderful video!

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Usa is tooooo expensive with that.

[@stefmontoya5025]

I lived in Okinawa when I was a kid. That was 30 years ago. I’ll never forget the people and the beauty of looking out my front door and seeing the ocean! I miss the friendliness of the people and the culture that I learned there

[@ellem2293]

No seaweed for me, (of any kind). Icecream looked nice. Room nice & clean, lucky to get upgrade. No pork belly, is just a lump of fat with a strip of meat to me yuk lol Stirfry veg, without the fu, MMMMMM love beansprouts. No tofu, but rest of breakfast look good. I could not eat all that for breakfast tho, maybe brunch :D

[@isav7305]

So glad you liked the sea grapes! They're my favorite side dish cuz I like how they pop in the mouth 😋 In the Philippines, we call it "lato" (lah-toh)

[@deirdregarcia2762]

Who knew Spam could be a culinary art.

[@shirokumakogyo]

It's an exalted food in Okinawa, just as it is in Hawaii!

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

I always find it funny when a hotel gives you an “upgrade” to a room with two beds when traveling alone. What do I need a second bed for? I guess I can switch sides if I stay more than one night…

[@lannifincoris6482]

Maybe for your inner child or the invisble friend? 😄

[@frogfriend2536]

It's usually because the single rooms aren't available at the moment for some reason

[@mewsli]

I'm so glad the rest of you food was better than the steal offering. I think that the onigiri would have been a better first choice to eat. I'm rather fond of spam!!

[@TuckerSP2011]

I have never had sea grapes! They look so cute. The breakfast looked delicious. Okinawa must have a totally different feel. It looks nice.

[@Sally-up8xe]

"But wait!' - something delicious over there "I chose this hotel because of the breakfast" - of course you did! "I have to hurry, but first dessert" This is why we love your channels!

[@judgejrc]

everything looked delicious, it's a shame you couldn't find a steak worth showing...

[@TheDMLOL]

Lovely video! I wish you would tell us which place had the bad steak so we would know not to eat there, please?

[@lannifincoris6482]

Mouthwatering dishes again! Exept the first one, I am sorry for it! I love ice cream with a salty touch, also chocolate like pistachio and salt 😋 This SPAM-Onigiri, may you find ist somewhere in Tokyo or Osaka? And, this breakfast looked soooo delicious, I am a little jealous, but you truly deserve it, because you make me happy every time I watch your videos. Itadakimas and domo arigatou!

[@jessicanippes1730]

The first time I saw sea grapes ;) purple potato looked sooo good! I really like all the beautiful bowls they have in the Restaurants, especially when there are kittys on it 😊

[@project2501]

A steak that tastes terrible? What did they do!?

[@jess5691]

"there's always room for ice cream" is my motto as well

[@grimkitty3298]

The food looks so good

[@ZGryphon]

Fun fact: In the United States, Blue Seal is a well-known and popular brand of livestock feed (for horses, cows, and the like).

[@gr1ff1ngton]

It must have been a REALLY bad steak, if filthy spam was an improvement 😄

[@larkmacgregor3143]

Two of my cousins were born in Okinawa, and I've always wondered what it looked like there. The food we got to see looked really good - especially the Fu stir fry! If you go back again, I'd love if you could take us to Ocean Expo Park Aquarium - it's one of the best in the world. Shuri Castle would be a treat, too. Thanks again for taking us along with you!

[@thomaswhitten2537]

Wow....how do you mess up beef steak? There's a way to remove some of the salt from spam. I watched a video about it a couple days ago. I'll have to try it since I'm watching my salt intake.

[@MrDrPhDDakamC]

That Charlies Tacos place sounded like it would be a fun trip.

[@TK_Strong]

Great food choices, other than the steak disaster. Everything looked so good! The hotel breakfast was my personal favorite. Genki de until we eat again.

[@saskiapanter]

You have a healthy appetite. Since my gastric bypass surgery I can no longer eat a lot. So I let you do that for me lol. I already know when you say, I'm full, only a little dessert, ans then the next frame, the whole table filled again with loads of food. I like your humor😂🤣

[@JohnLumagui]

I thought for sure you'd go for Taco Rice and an A&W Root Beer float! Naha is such a cool place!

[@jevvvNZ]

I am so glad the rest of your meals were so yummy! Such a shame about the steak being unpleasant

[@gloriawatson]

Sorry to hear the beef steak was terrible. Hopefully you weren't charged. Not sure I would have gone for the span & egg, sandwich . . . but to each his own. Interesting, your fabulously good ice cream is called, "blue seal" . . . ours is called "blue bunny." The hotel room was very nice, only 5400 yen. I will assume the pillows were soft. Your breakfast looked delicious, especially the agu pork saute. Was fascinated by the sea grapes. Never knew they existed. So glad to have gone on this trip with you. See you on the next one. Take care. 😊

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

Naha looks very nice - too bad about the steak!

[@tavita8699]

I never realized Naha was such a big city similar to Honolulu All the food looked delish... Great vlog thank you

[@chantallouie251]

I love your videos, they're so calming and I enjoy eating while watching them. Your video thumbnail actually inspired my dinner tonight!

[@lizlianxia]

Ice cream is the ultimate desert for me you can never go wrong with it 😉♥️ breakfast must be really good for you to get some more 😁👍

[@lu_to_the_wanna]

You kept the bad steak a secret. Now we might fall into that booby trap! 😂

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

The only thing Japanese people hate more than poor service is a poor customer.

[@felicesalvant5144]

Lol you've got a good appetite. Sorry the steak wasn't good. Great video.

[@kathleenevans1201]

The food, the scenery, the methods of travel, the customs, I love it all!

[@geminigrrl66]

Sorry about the steak 😕. What did they do to it, lol? The onigiri looks great and so does the ice cream. And there's always room for ice cream, lol.

[@jwrappuhn71]

Excellent.

[@frogfriend2536]

Was the steak really that nasty you had to black out the screen? 😨😂 What on earth did they do to it?

[@fliegendespferd17]

It all looks sooooo yummi, i wish i was there to also enjoy this lovley food!!!!! 🥰

[@donfenton7473]

Thank you for the wonderful videos.

[@gi169]

Thank you STJ/FT... Very enjoyable content.

[@allisonnaeim9905]

Your hotel breakfast is amazing 💗

[@nicholasng3815]

I stumbled into Yunangi when I was traveling alone in Okinawa about 4 years go. Best place to enjoy the Okinawa food around Naha main area. I hope they still had the set meal where you could enjoy all the local dishes for a fair price. It’s great to see they are still there despite the pandemic.

[@carolynandrews8474]

I wish you had eaten the steak! It’s hard when you are hungry and have already paid. I really want to try the sea grapes

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

The sea grape known as latok by Bajaus. It famous at Sabah (I come from Sarawak, the neighboring state). My friend from Sabah already challenges me to eat some.

[@groermaik]

I have watched almost all your videos. I do enjoy Spam as well. Being the typical American, I have to ask, how do you get full on those tiny portions, or is it the curry rice (which I adore, BTW) that actually fill you up? Thank you.

[@AnaSolVa]

All the food that we got to see looked great!! I really wish we could eat a wider variety of Japanese dishes were I live, sadly most Japanese restaurants sell roughly the same dishes

[@ellem2293]

Then get together with others to open a food truck that sells, traditional Japanese... there's a niche in your city to be filled...

[@AnaSolVa]

@@ellem2293 honestly, I'm sure part of the reason is that several of the ingredients needed are plain not found in the country. First we would need a supply line.

[@mariamatus9114]

Never had sea grapes. I'd certainly try them. :)

[@aprilbox3766]

Love this channel, I'm a foodie too!

[@SgtAl]

I love Okinawa and the Okinawan food is amazing. I wish I could go back for a visit.

[@codgamer]

sea grapes...haha...tastes like sea water, but my kids love it.

[@blankadams3120]

So, do you get, like, the opposite of sea legs when you film a hotel room while you're not on a ferry? Just kind of wobbling along to the bobbing of the non-existent waves?

[@tigg5036]

oh no! beef steak fail, bad news :( however...room upgrade & all you can eat breakfast, no fail, good news :)

[@WhoDaresWins-B20]

Ah Solo San. Hope you are well. Mate; you make eating an ART FORM. How about you package some of that tucker and post it to me? :))))))

[@cin.n.w]

the small dessert for you seems like whole breakfast to me😂

[@TwilightEridan]

makes me nervous you'll be late but understandable, the food looks so good its worth xD

[@mainlyfine]

I love the old fashioned taxi's

[@Trebuchet48]

Solo, I like your food videos almost as much as the ferry travel ones! So sorry about the steak, though. I keep reading that Japan is very expensive, but you find hotels that are nice and reasonably priced. I assume that is because they don't cater to Western tourists!

[@WanJae42]

It was expensive in the 80s, and if you want to spend time in Tokyo at very high end hotels and restaurants, it will be expensive still. But if you get out of venues marketed to tourists and travel more like an average Japanese person, it's completely affordable. And of course, transportation charges can add up, but that's true anywhere. Maximize your time in any one area.

[@nobodyspecial1885]

Craving spam now down on the shopping list.

[@Seasbestormy]

I would love to have the metabolism you apparently have. I know you walk a lot but, gee whiz. You eat more than my sons did when they were teenagers.

[@jocelynotani7928]

I love Okinawa foods. Sea grapes are my favorite! I didn’t see you eating any goya.

[@Archiemonty]

0:12 BRIAN FREEZE!

[@michellesunshinestar]

My one aunt was from Okinawa, but the passed. I didn't get to know her.

[@Luna-de_azule]

I am a slave of Ice cream.. I also was raised eating some spam now and again.

[@imaramblins]

"But main street's still all cracked and broken." "Sorry Marge the mob has spoken..." MONORAAAAIL.... MONORAIL. MONORAAAAAAIL.....😜

[@hueman09]

I do believe the "yellow" rice is Saffron Rice

[@restaurantman]

Tumeric.

[@jacobsebastian6714]

Did you still finish the steak? Did you give the restaurant a Feedback? Omg i looove sea grapes. I recommend eating it with sesame dressing.

[@shygorilla8082]

Not one dish with goya. I'm of Okinawan decent and I hate goya. When I visit Okinawa, I don't eat steak. I don't know what it is. When I was a kid, Okinawa was all about pork. Nice video. I haven't been back to Okinawa since the pandemic, so seeing Kokusai Dori make me smile. Thank you And I just realized I know exactly where Potama is. I've taken little cigarette breaks in the little, tiny parking lot next to it while walking around Heiwa Dori. I guess I need to try it on my next trip. Thank you

[@hamdinger7145]

No ferry ride to Okinawa?

[@miked3168]

Someone who visits Okinawa and doesn't like pork will be upset. I'd be in hog heaven :)

[@berner]

Such happy foods! I am sorry to hear that your steak was rude though. It was not a very nice steak. But your pork friends were there for you. Now you have happy belly.

[@pixibelle3282]

yummy

[@allenlin2929]

Dessert == Second Breakfast 🤣

[@Julie-mq4nh]

I guess you really have to be raised eating veg,fish ECT for breakfast.i couldn't but it's great we all have different tastes, would be boring other wise.

[@markiangooley]

I was waiting for the rafute

[@davidmcgill1000]

Was that your first total rejection? Can't recall any instance of refusing to share how terrible a meal actually was.

[@Temptation666]

So the uneatable steak was the one in the beginning of the video. Looked ok. i wonder what was the matter with it.

[@kyrastuart1920]

It's a shame that the steak was awful. Poor cow. Everything else looked delicious.

[@020untitled]

Oh where are these stores located? What does the sea grapes taste like?

[@joek.7819]

What? No curry rice?!?😧🥗🥢

[@Vian_Cheung]

Joe K. Yeah, no curry rice 😒

[@brianjonas4654]

👍😊❤

[@Fat1990]

That onigiri would cost 12$ in the us

[@dennisd9914]

second

[@zara-he3jh]

New video when? :')

[@dongray9852]

I would like to see you explain those elaborate-looking toilets you show in nearly every video. Seems one needs a degree in rocket surgery to go to the bathroom in Japan..? 🧐🤔🤨

[@shirokumakogyo]

They're pretty much standard these days, at least in Japan--the toilet has a cleansing nozzle that sprays (warm) water either back (for everyone) or front (for women). They also come with heated seats. Some even spray a deodorizer and play a "flushing" sound if you like. Others have auto-open/auto-close lids, under-seat lighting (for at night), and other features. TOTO is the dominant manufacturer, but other companies like Panasonic sell them too. They're available in the U.S.; not sure about the rest of the world.

[@dongray9852]

@@shirokumakogyo I sense the potential for great shenanigans... like resetting the bidet temp on the boss' to 1degree C..? Or would that be rude?😸

[@bbear753]

Love your food channel showing the regional diversities of food in Japan. I live in the US where food has very little imagination.

[@yokaidokena3659]

Can you do a collaboration video with Chris Broad with Abroad in Japan? I think it would be a good video!

[@TheProgrammerGuy]

WAIT! You have to show us the ones that taste BAD!!!

[@cherrytomato6139]

I wonder why your steak was awful. Overcooked? Dry? Meat quality bad? It is rare in Japan to have a bad quality meal.