About 7,000 miles from New Orleans, in the sleepy town of Naoshima on the Seto Inland Sea, a charming Cajun restaurant serves up generous portions of piping-hot gumbo. Buddy, the owner and chef, has visited the American South more than 30 times and opened Gumbo Hut Shioya out of a deep passion for Southern culture and cuisine. Step inside the quaint restaurant and you’ll find walls adorned with portraits of blues legends like B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Out of the kitchen, the aroma of simmering gumbo drifts from a…
