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DESCRIPTION:On &lt;strong&gt;Monday\, March 14th\, 7:30 PM\,&lt;/strong&gt; the &lt;strong
 &gt;Okinawa Association of America (OAA)&lt;/strong&gt; in Gardena will host a talk
  about &lt;strong&gt;Ryūkyūan cuisine&lt;/strong&gt; (Japanese with English translat
 ion). The event will also include a sampling of one royal court dish (kyū
 tei ryōri) and two traditional common dishes (shomin ryōri). RSVP is req
 uired.\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Master chef Ayaka Yamamoto from Okinawa&lt;/strong&gt; will be
  leading the presentation. At 80 years old\, Ms. Yamamoto continues to tea
 ch traditional Ryūkyūan cuisine in Okinawa and abroad\, serving as a gre
 at example of longevity among Okinawan elders.\n\n&amp;ldquo\;It is a pity tha
 t the true form of Ryūkyū cuisine is being forgotten now\,&amp;rdquo\; Ms. Y
 amamoto told &lt;a href=&quot;http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/cooking/AJ20
 1507290009&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Asahi Shimbun&lt;/a&gt; in 2015. &amp;ldquo\;I wish 
 to pass on the old wisdom to future generations.&amp;rdquo\;\n\nAudience membe
 rs will have an opportunity to taste test &lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo\;minudaru&amp;rdquo\;
 &lt;/strong&gt; (steamed pork with sesame seed)\, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo\;fu champuru&amp;rd
 quo\;&lt;/strong&gt; (stir fry with wheat gluten)\, and &lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo\;sōmen c
 hampuru&amp;rdquo\;&lt;/strong&gt; (stir fry with wheat flour noodles). One of the k
 ey features of traditional Ryūkyūan cooking is the absence of artificial
  ingredients.\n\nThere will be a limited supply of &lt;strong&gt;Aguni Island se
 a salt&lt;/strong&gt; (rich in minerals and low in sodium chloride) and &lt;strong&gt;
 nigari&lt;/strong&gt; (brine from Okinawan seawater) for sale. All proceeds bene
 fit the OAA and OAA Fujin-bu (Women&amp;rsquo\;s Association).\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Admi
 ssion is free for current OAA members and $5 for the public.&lt;/strong&gt; RSVP
  is required: oaamensore@gmail.com or 310-532-1929. The OAA is located at 
 16500 S. Western Ave.\, Gardena 90247 and the event will take place in the
  Yamauchi Building.\n\n---\n\nImage:&amp;nbsp\;&quot;Minudaru\,&quot;&amp;nbsp\;steamed pork
  with sesame seed (&lt;a href=&quot;http://isetan.mistore.jp.e.az.hp.transer.com/s
 tore/shinjuku/floor/main_b1f/recipe/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;
 )
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SUMMARY:Ryūkyū Cuisine with Master Chef Ayaka Yamamoto (from Japan)
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