Okinawa Pickled Vegetables - Okinawa Pickled Vegetables

Japanese: 沖なます - おきなます

...Also, according to the Konjaku Monogatarishu and other sources, it seems that there were peddlers selling mackerel in the late Heian period. The Ryori Monogatari (1643) states that good mackerel dishes are okinamasu and sui-ri (simmered in vinegar). Okinamasu is a dish of mackerel filleted with roughly chopped knotweed and shiso leaves, while sui-ri is a dish of mackerel simmered in vinegar and topped with soy sauce.

From 【Namasu (simmered dish)】

…Today, the term vinegared food is more commonly used, and the name namasu is only used in a few cases, such as red and white namasu, made with shredded daikon and carrots, and kaki namasu, which also contains dried persimmons. In some regions, horse mackerel and other meat that has been pounded into a minced form with miso is called okinamasu or tataki namasu. [Suzuki Shinichi] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okinawan namasu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また，《今昔物語集》などによると，平安後期にはサバ売の行商人がいたらしいことがうかがわれる。《料理物語》(1643)は，サバの料理としては沖なますや酢煎（すいり）がよいとしている。沖なますは作り身にしてタデ，シソなどをあらく切り入れたなます，酢煎は酢でいりつけてしょうゆをかけるといったものである。…