Champurū
Champurū or Chanpurū ( Japanese / Ryūkyū チ ャ ン プ ル ー ) is a Japanese dish from Okinawa with vegetables , tofu and meat or fish. Chanpurū means "to mix" or "to mix" in the Okinawa dialect.
A special mix of cultures has developed on the Okinawa Islands over the past centuries. In addition to the traditional Ryūkyū culture, there are also Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian and North American influences. This is why this word is sometimes used to explain the Okinawan culture, which is then referred to as Champurū bunka ( チ ャ ン プ ル ー 文化 , “mixed culture, mix of cultures”).
One theory is that the term comes from the Malay or Indonesian word campur , which is pronounced similarly and has the same meaning. You not only fry vegetables and tofu, but also various ingredients together. For example, the Gōyā Champurū has the bitter melon (Gōya or Gōyā) as the most important ingredient. The Tamanā-Champurū mainly contains cabbage. Champurū is considered home cooking.
There is also a similar dish in Indonesia with rice and many side dishes called nasi campur .