Hara Hachi Bu

Hi:) How have you been doing?

First of all, do you know the meaning of the title?
It is a Japanese word, mainly from Okinawa prefecture. It means "Eat only until 80% full".

These days, a large number of Okinawans are living to age 100 or more. Healthy eating habits, exercise, and low stress, as well as a community commitment enables them to live longer. I usually eat as much as I can, so when I heard about the health habits in Okinawa, I had to think again about my eating habits.

By the way, do you know Okinawa cuisine? It is a little diffferent from Washoku.
There are some interesting ingredients like Spam, Red sea bream, Goya, Taro, Yam leaf, Yomogi, Tsuru Murasaki and Seakwasar citron juice.
Goya Chanpuru is well know as Okinawa cuisine. It is a dish made like this. Stir-fried goya with tofu, a little bit of pork and egg. Goya is very bitter vegetable, so you can make it mild within eggs.
Also, Tsuru Murasaki is popular among Okinawans and they are mainly eaten with citrus flavored vinegar.

There are many traditional cuisines all around Japan to each prefectures. If you are interested, it might be good to search them!
Thank you for reading♪