How to pronounce Awamori

Awamori is written 泡盛 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /awamoɾi/. In plain English letters that is ah-wah-MOH-ree, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Awamori?

Awamori is a drink of Japan. Where it comes from: Okinawa. People usually eat it on festive days. Its main ingredients are rice. It tastes rich.

Where Awamori comes from

Awamori is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map. See all dishes from Okinawa Prefecture.

• Gōyā chanpurū ゴーヤーチャンプルー · Main dish · Okinawa

  Goya champuru is chanpuru made with goya, or bitter melon.

• Okinawa soba 沖縄そば · Noodles & pasta · Okinawa

  Okinawa soba is the noodle soup of Okinawa Prefecture.

• Rafute ラフテー · Main dish · Okinawa

  Rafute is Okinawan braised pork: skin-on pork belly, or sometimes leg, stewed in soy sauce, brown sugar and awamori, the local rice spirit, until sweet and savoury.

• Sata andagi サーターアンダーギー · Dessert · Okinawa

  Sata andagi are deep-fried sweet buns from Okinawa, much like doughnuts.

• Taco rice タコライス · Rice dish · Kin, Okinawa

  Taco rice is taco filling served on rice: seasoned ground beef, shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato over a plate of rice, with a tomato salsa.

• Sushi 寿司 · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Sushi began as a way to keep fish, not as a fresh delicacy.

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