These hands-on cooking experience menus offer a deep understanding of Japanese food culture and the joy of hands-on cooking. For tourists, these experiences will provide unforgettable memories and a valuable opportunity to deepen their understanding of Japan.
・tempura making experience
Tempura Assortment: Making tempura with shrimp and seasonal vegetables. 5.
5. okonomiyaki making experience
Osaka-style okonomiyaki: Mix cabbage, pork and other ingredients into the okonomiyaki and cook.
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki: A layered style of okonomiyaki in which yakisoba noodles are added.
・sukiyaki and shabu-shabu experience
Sukiyaki: A one-pot dish of thinly sliced beef and vegetables simmered in a sweet and spicy sauce.
Shabu-shabu: A one-pot dish in which thinly sliced meat is dipped in broth.
・gyoza making experience
Yaki-gyoza: Japanese-style dumplings made by wrapping the ingredients in the dough and baking them.
・sake and food pairing experience
Sake tasting: Sample a variety of sake from different regions, and prepare a dish to pair with the sake.
Sake snacks: A hands-on experience of making a dish (sashimi, salted fish, pickles, etc.) that goes well with sake. 9.
・how to make dashi (soup stock) and miso soup
Basic Dashi (Japanese soup stock): Learn to make basic Japanese soup stock using kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes).
Miso soup: Make your own miso soup by choosing your favorite ingredients.
・set meal making experience
Japanese Set Meal: Learn how to make a well-balanced Japanese set meal including rice, miso soup, grilled fish, pickles, etc.
Gyoza is a dumpling using wrapping thing dough to hold the inner ingredients. Most commonly, minced pork, cabbage, Garlic and Leek. The origin of Gyoza is from China but it has evolved uniquely in Japan and now quite different from the Chinese one.
Tempura (天ぷら) is a classical Portuguese dish brought to and popularized by Japan, consisting of seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. Tempura is a typical home-style cooking in Japan. It is often referred to as a representative dish to Japan. Although there are various theories, it is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu, the general of the Edo period, liked tempura so much that he allegedly died from eating too much.
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake, made with flour, eggs, shredded cabbage, meat and toppings as you like. This variability is reflected in the dish's name: "okonomi" literally means "to one's liking". You can eat it everywhere in Japan, but especially Okonomiyaki made Hiroshima style and Osaka style are the most famous.
Sukiyaki is completely different; the food is cooked in a sweet and salty soy sauce based broth and full of bold flavors straight from the pot. Besides the broth, the pot used to cook sukiyaki is also quite different from shabu shabu. Traditionally it is cooked in a cast iron pot while Shabu Shabu is cooked in a Japanese clay pot called donabe (土鍋), and the thinly sliced beef (but slightly thicker than shabu shabu meat) are seared first in the pot before adding the ingredients and broth. Despite having different flavor and cooking utensils, most Sukiyaki ingredients are similar to Shabu Shabu, such as leafy vegetables, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, and so on.
Rice is a staple food in Japan. In all most every family, there is a rice cooker. There is variety of Japanese rice brands such as Koshihikari and Hitomebore.
Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup. It's base is "dashi" (Japanese fish stock) and Miso paste. Common added ingredients are Tofu, Green onion and deep‐fried tofu but differs by personal preference. The type of miso is different from region. In western and Easter Japan white miso is mostly used.
Japanese popular alcoholic drink must be Sake, or called Nihonshu, made from fermented rice. The foundation of good sake is quality rice, clean water, koji mold and yeast. Premium sake differentiates itself in quality of ingredients and production process, so that flavors ranges light and crisp to richer, fruity notes.
This experience will start with food shopping.
You will visit a local supermarket, tofu shop, fruit and vege shop and butcher shop to see how Japanese people shop and live.
Now it's time to start cooking!
Let's cook Japanese home cooking together.
You can cook whatever you really want to eat.
Please make a request what you would like to have when you book.
If you don't have an idea we will recommend what we make like below.
Sample menu
- Pork miso soup and rice balls
- Meat and potato stew
- Teriyaki chicken
- Dashimaki Tamago (rolled egg)
The menu may change slightly depending on the season.
Please let us know your dietary requirements in advance.
Tadashi
Hi I am Tadashi.
Thank you for having an interest at my class.
I started this class because you will get a real life-size taste of Japanese culture, which you cannot experience by visiting famous tourist spots.
By shopping at the supermarket with local residents, you can experience how Japanese people live their daily lives.
Cooking is one of the most accessible ways to experience a country's culture firsthand.
By cooking and tasting Japanese cuisine, tourists can gain a deeper understanding of the country's food culture and traditions.
The closest station
Befu Station
How to get to the station?
From Tenjin Station: 5mins
Exact location provided after booking.
Yes, Japanese cooking experience starting from supermarket has a vegan option.
Up to 5 people can join Tadashi's cooking class.
It costs 8000 per person.
Yes, Japanese cooking experience starting from supermarket has a vegetarian option.
Duration of this cooking class is 4 hours.
You will receive the confirmation within 24 hours.
We accepts these cards on airKitchen.
Cancellations up to 48 hours prior to the class begins will be fully refunded by the airKitchen cancellation policy.
