Delicious Okinawan Soup Dishes, Fresh from Farm to Table

Tsukenshima Carrot Vichyssoise, Ōgimi Village Cinnamon Karashina Blancmange Fruit Minestrone, etc. From January to May, Warm Your Heart with Flavorful SDGs Specialties

At Renaissance Resort Okinawa (Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture), until May 6, 2024, you can enjoy new dishes featuring Okinawan ingredients in the ‘Chef’s Special Plate’ event.

Chef’s Special Plate☆Soup à la Mode

The ‘Chef’s Special Plate’ from winter to spring features hearty, soul-warming soups. ‘À la Mode’ in French means ‘modern’ or ‘fashionable’. True to its name, these dishes showcase local ingredients with a chef’s creative twist, embodying modern farm-to-table cooking. Utilizing every part of the ingredients, including peels and leaves, the resort also contributes to reducing food waste. These ‘Soups à la Mode’ are not only full of flavor but also pleasing to the eye. Be sure to indulge in these beautifully crafted soups.

• Chef’s Special Plate Soup à la Mode
• Duration: January 9, 2024 – May 6, 2024
• Location: Various Restaurants
• Time: Corresponding to the dinner hours of each restaurant
• Details: The eight menus are as follows

1. Tsukenshima Carrot Vichyssoise

From Tsukenshima, known as ‘Carrot Island,’ comes this delightful carrot vichyssoise. This two-layered soup features a base of carrot mousse and can be enjoyed with a tempura made from the carrot’s flesh, skin, and leaves. It’s a fully sustainable dish, utilizing the whole carrot.

• Restaurant: Sailfish Café
• Price: Available at the Dinner Buffet
• The Buffet: Adults ¥6,000, Elementary School Students ¥3,000, Toddlers (3-5 years) ¥1,800

2. Ryukyu Terroir

This innovative country-style soup, “Soup Paysanne,” is made using off-cuts of Okinawan vegetables and filled with tenderly stewed Agu pork cheek, served in a tomato. Break the tomato and enjoy it with the soup for a unique flavor experience.

• Restaurant: Four Seasons
• Price: ¥1,500

3. Meltingly Tender Beef Tongue and Onna Village Vegetable Soup Curry

This spicy soup curry is filled with soft beef tongue and an abundance of vegetables. Savor it alongside a cheese-rich turmeric (Ucchin) baked risotto.

• Restaurant: Coral Sea View
• Price: ¥1,500

4. Tāmu Potage ~ Inamuduchi ~

Tāmu refers to Okinawan taro. Inamuduchi is a soup made with pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, and sweet white miso. This dish is a fusion of steamed Tāmu with white miso and royal miso made in Shuri, creating a smooth, pourable soup. It’s a Japanese-style potage to enjoy.

• Restaurant: Irodori
• Price: ¥1,300

5. Kitanakagusuku Arasa Seafood Chazuke

This dish features a delicate white fish broth made with Miyabi (a local fish) bones, and grilled onigiri topped with Miyabi fillet. Enjoy the refreshing broth with the rich aroma of Arasa, a type of seaweed.

• Restaurant: Roys
• Price: ¥800

6. Kumejima Red Chicken and Winter Melon Medicinal Soup Pot

This hearty pot is slowly cooked with red chicken and winter melon, with the nutritious addition of Irabu (sea snake). Savor this health-boosting, warming medicinal soup.

• Restaurant: Kaifu
• Price: ¥2,000

7. Ōgimi Village Karakishinamon Blancmange with Fruit Minestrone

Karakishi, treated as a precious tree since the Ryukyu Dynasty, is a type of cinnamon known in the northern Okinawa Yanbaru (mountainous) region. This dessert pairs a blancmange made from boiled leaves of Ōgimi Village Karakishi with a fruit minestrone created using Karakishinamon syrup.

• Restaurant: Lobby Lounge
• Price: ¥800

8. Rich Seafood Tantan Soup with Yushi Tofu

The soup is based on shrimp shells, offering a unique blend. Relish the harmony of yushi tofu and this uncommon seafood tantan soup.

• Restaurant: Makan Makan (Group Hotel / Coco Garden Resort Okinawa)
• Price: ¥1,200

About Renaissance Resort Okinawa

An entertainment beach resort with all rooms offering ocean views of the emerald green sea and white sandy beaches. With over 50 types of marine sports like yacht sailing and parasailing, the Dolphin Program where you can interact with dolphins living in the lagoon, indoor & outdoor pools, and kids’ job experience activities, it’s a place to learn and have fun amidst nature all year round.

Enjoy unique dining experiences at 10 distinctive restaurants & bars, including Sunset BBQ, Ryukyu charcoal grill, sushi, Japanese cuisine, French, and Teppanyaki. The resort also features Yamada Onsen, Thalassotherapy Salon, and shops offering local souvenirs and resort wear, ensuring a high-quality resort stay for both children and adults. The Long Stay Club Savvy and hospitality for special occasions are also highly acclaimed.

In February 2021, a major renovation was completed with the design concept of a ‘Nature Library’, encompassing guest rooms, the atrium lobby, restaurants, and lounges. It’s just a 15-minute scheduled shuttle bus ride to Coco Garden Resort Okinawa.

About Coco Garden Resort Okinawa

Centered around a scenic garden pool, this garden resort spreads over an area of 23,000 square meters (approximately 7,000 tsubo) with cottage buildings dotted around the pool. The resort is surrounded by palm trees and subtropical flowers, offering the comfort and relaxation of a ‘resort for adults’. It proposes a lifestyle immersed in the rich nature and culture of Okinawa.

During your stay, enjoy coffee service, a library, rental bicycles, and private cars as part of the unique Coco-style hospitality. Club CoCo, available for guests staying two nights or more (three nights for certain periods), enhances your comfortable resort life. [https://cocogarden.com/en/]

At the restaurant “Makan Makan,” you can enjoy a healthy breakfast featuring plentiful local Okinawan vegetables, and authentic dim sum by a Taiwan-born chef. Don’t miss the freshly prepared Mozuku shumai, shark fin dumplings, and other hot dim sum, as well as mango pudding and other sweets in the indulgent dim sum lunch and dinner. [https://cocogarden.com/en/]

Relax with local treatments at “Coco Spa,” using natural Okinawan ingredients like island pepper, turmeric, and hibiscus. Enjoy drink service at the “Tefutefu Library Lounge” from 8:00 to 21:00. [https://cocogarden.com/en/]