Okinawan Sake News Today

>> anthony: what does it mean to be strong? it implies hardness, inflexibility. okinawa is a place with a fighting tradition. a history of ferocious resistance. but its nothing like what you might think. not at all. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la sha la la la la la ♪ ♪ sha la la la la sha la la la la la la ♪ ...

Head down the side streets. shuttered storefronts give way to packed izakayas. a few beers, and somebody breaks out a shamisen, and the good times begin. people go out here. and after pounding your fists hooks and shitting out bone chips, you can drop by dojo bar, james refuge where some of the islands most esteemed masters and their students come for what is recognized internationally as the cure for all martial arts related ailments, alcohol. >> would you like a drink? >> i think i would like ...

>> kenny: i guess the, uh, the official answer would be that gamblings illegal in japan. >> anthony: intermission. time for a corndog, some funnel cake, curly fries? no. better, much better. yakitori, yes, they have that. but when in okinawa do as the okinawans do, yakisoba. start with pork belly, as one always should. some hacked up sausage, cabbage, carrots, fry that stuff up on the griddle, add some chukamen noodles and sauce, soy, mirin, brown sugar, vinegar, and a bit of sake. topped with s...

In honor of their outspoken former governor the restaurant has prepared a dish typically served to royals and v.i.ps in what was once the ryukyu kingdom. its called tundabun, after the lacquered dish the multi bite-sized portions are presented in. >> masahide: lets eat. >> anthony: thats very good. theres some squid. swordfish wrapped in seaweed and simmered in stock in fermented sake. dried sea snake wrapped in kombu and slow simmered. burdock root wrapped in pork loin and slow cooked in katsuo...

And hardening your meat hooks and shinning out bone chips, you can drop by a refuge where the islands most esteemed masters and their students come for whats recognized internationally as a cure for all martial arts-related ailments. alcohol. >> would you like a drink? >> i think i would like a beer and maybe a shot of something. >> i do have a little shot of something. >> thats a big snake. >> the sake is like the spirit of okinawa. >> is this sake or whiskey? >> this is sake. this is okinawan ...

Alcohol. >> would you like a drink? >> i think i would like a beer and maybe a shot of something. >> i do have a little shot of something. >> the sake is like the spirit of okinawa. >> is this sake or whiskey? >> this is sake. this is okinawan sake. like mainland japanese sake but then they distill it like whiskey. it becomes stronger and now its aged. its been in here with the snake maybe three years. the essence of the snake has gone into the alcohol. ♪ ♪ >> there seems to be a conflict of...