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HEY ANDREW! I SAY YOU SHOULD TRY THE ISLAND I AM FROM.....OKINAWA. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE A PART OF JAPAN WE DO NOT CONSIDER OURSELVES JAPANESE. OKINAWANS ARE ACTUALLY MONGOLIAN DECENTS. WE HAVE OUR OWN LANGUAGE, CULTURE & FOOD. WE EAT PIG, GOAT, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM THE SEA EVEN THE SEA SNAKE! YUMMY. YOU SHOULD DEFINETLY GO TO OKINAWA EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TRAVELED & TASTED JAPANESE FOOD I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY THE "OKINAWAN" FOOD.

OKINAWA FOR THE WIN!!! I lived on Miyako-Jima for a couple months and that place rocked the boat, fo shizzle! But when push comes to shove, the tiny island nation of Ryukyu is the bomb.com and aint no one be messing with that, for reals. Booya!

I was in Okinawa 1964-1966, when it was under US military administration. My father was in the army & stationed there. I was once called "The Kingdom of the Three Hills" because Japan, China, & Korea each owned a piece of it. Over time, the peoples mingled & became alienated to the three nations which owned it. My mother is Japanese but could never understand the Okinawans when they spoke, because the dialect is so different from that of mainland Japan. Yes, Andrew Zimmern & Anthony Bourdain should visit this area. They would make very interesting episodes.

Hi Andrew! Love your show! I lived on Okinawa as a child when my father was in the Air Force, 1961 to 1964. It was a wonderful place to live and we had many experiences that not a lot of Americans at that time had, I'm sure. Because the standard of living was so different, we were able to have a "maid" on my dad's salary. Our maid, Keiko Kamiya, became part of our family and we hers, and because of the wonderful relationship we shared, we were able to go and do things and often be the only Americans there. We shared their holidays and they shared ours. The food was fabulous, and I have searched and searched for a recipe that Keiko used to make for me every time we would visit her home. I think it was called Sodobon, a soup made from dried fish and soba noodles. I have yet to find anything close to that and would love to taste that again. At some point in my life, I have to go back to "the Rock". I know it's changed but I have so many wonderful memories from there. I'd love to see you do a show from Oki! Thank you for your show and letting us experience cultures from all over the world! Kim from Missouri