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title: Kinokawa Shokudo
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/okinawa-kominka/
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# Kinokawa Shokudo

Places we stopped along the way　/　Motobu, Okinawa

A diner in a quiet residential area a short way in from the coast road. The chalkboard lists fried gurukun, mozuku tempura, sea grapes, goya chanpuru set meals and more. This time I had fried gurukun with sashimi, mozuku tempura and sea grapes.

603 Kenken, Motobu, Kunigami District, Okinawa

## This moment in the journey: Fried gurukun at a local diner

For lunch I went to a local diner for a typically Okinawan set meal. First, umibudo sea grapes, with a bottle of Orion to pour alongside. I picked the crunchy little beads out of the bowl with my chopsticks.

From the chalkboard menu I chose fried gurukun, Okinawa's prefectural fish. Sashimi on a bed of ice and mozuku seaweed tempura came with it. The gurukun was fried crisp and delicious from head to tail, and the mozuku tempura was superb too.

![Fried gurukun on the set-meal plate](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/okinawa-kominka/s55-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://retty.me/restaurant/100000052242/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/okinawa-kominka/