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fighting tradition. a history of ferocious resistance. but it's 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 ♪ ♪ ♪ >> anthony: this is okinawa, just south of mainland japan. for all the relative rigidity of the mainland, okinawa answers in its own unique way. don't eat the same thing each day. that's boring. th...

>> 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 it's 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 ♪ ♪ ♪ >> anthony: this is okinawa, just south of mainland japan. for all the relative rigidity of...

Specifically okinawan food, the okinawan way. >> kenny: hai, arigatou. this is the tofuyo, which -- >> anthony: okay. >> kenny: you just eat a little at a time. >> anthony: is that that strong? >> kenny: it is a little strong, yeah. it has, like, a cheese type of texture. >> anthony: it's good. >> kenny: not bad, right? >> anthony: it is like blue cheese. ah, pork belly? >> kenny: yes. >> anthony: okinawans love pork. every part of the magical animal, the pig. at urizun, the pork belly is slowly cooked in stock heavily infused with bonito flakes and awamori. the ears are simmered until tender....

You must know, is that in okinawa pork is king. okay, they got tofu too. here at urizun they do specifically okinawan food, the okinawan way. >> kenny: hai, arigatou. this is the tofuyo, which -- >> anthony: okay. >> kenny: you just eat a little at a time. >> anthony: is that that strong? >> kenny: it is a little strong, yeah. it has, like, a cheese type of texture. >> anthony: it's good. >> kenny: not bad, right? >> anthony: it is like blue cheese. ah, pork belly? >> kenny: yes. >> anthony: okinawans love pork. every part of the magical animal, the pig. at urizun, the pork belly is slowly coo...

I'm not accusing anybody of gambling but, uh -- i see some money changing hands. he can do it, i can do it, damn it. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: if you're looking for sushi or kaiseki or ramen you will, of course, find them in okinawa. but what you need to know, what you must know, is that in okinawa pork is king. okay, they got tofu too. here at urizun they do specifically okinawan food, the okinawan way. >> kenny: hai, arigatou. this is the tofuyo, which -- >> anthony: okay. >> kenny: you just eat a little at a time. >> anthony: is that that strong? >> kenny: it is a little strong, yeah. it has, lik...