A. [Making bento] 1. Dashimaki Eggs Seasoned with dashi soy sauce and other ingredients, rolled up while cooking. 2. Nikujaga Meat, potatoes, carrots, and konnyaku noodles seasoned with soy sauce and mirin in a Japanese style and simmered. Traditional home-cooked food said to be "mother's taste". Meat can be any meat you like, such as beef, pork, or chicken. (For vegetarians, use wheat gluten instead.) 3. Small side dishes of seasonal vegetables Sesame dressing, boiled vegetables, pickled vegetables, etc. Boiled seasonal vegetables are mixed with dashi soy sauce, sesame seeds, bonito flakes, etc., or pickled in sweet vinegar. 4. Omusubi Put your favorite fillings (salmon, tuna, pickled plum, kelp, etc.) into salty rice and shape it, then wrap it in seaweed. * Put these and fruit in a bento box to make a "seasonal bento". You can eat it immediately, or it's fun to go to a scenic place and have a picnic. B. [Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki] Place your favorite ingredients, such as cabbage, green onions, meat, shrimp, squid, cheese, and mochi, on a thinly rolled out dough and grill until golden brown. Season with "okonomiyaki sauce" and add toppings (green laver, bonito flakes, mayonnaise, pickled ginger, etc.). C. [Sushi restaurant play] Use vinegared rice to make nigiri sushi, rolled sushi, and inari sushi. If there are any other Japanese dishes you would like to make, we will do our best to accommodate you.
Sushi (寿司, 鮨) is a Japanese dish of specially prepared vinegared rice (鮨飯 sushi-meshi), usually with some sugar and salt, combined with a variety of ingredients (ネタ neta), such as seafood (most commonly and often raw), vegetables, and occasionally tropical fruits. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the key ingredient is "sushi rice", also referred to as shari (しゃり), or sumeshi (酢飯).
Inarizushi is stuffed in seasoned Aburaage tofu pouch. Inarizushi is technically sushi, but it is not something you order at nice sushi restaurants. It is easily found at supermarket delis, but, as you know, home made is the best. Inarisushi is a very casual food and a perfect lunch for picnics because it’s best eaten right from your hands.
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.
Nikujaga literally means “meat and potatoes”, from two of the main ingredients niku (meat) and jagaimo (potatoes). It’s a comfort food for the Japanese and it is a very popular meal cooked at home. It is often considered “mother’s cooking” (“ofukuro no aji” おふくろの味 in Japanese) as each household cooks it just slightly different. The food itself is very simple and homely, and the warm bowl of your mother’s nikujaga brings one back to their roots. It is probably the most popular dish among all kinds of nimono (煮物 Japanese stewed dishes).
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.
This class is limited to a small number of people, and you will cook and eat together. We will teach you simple recipes that you can easily replicate later, so please try making them at home.
mariko
★★★★★ (1)Let's have fun making classic home-cooked dishes that are eaten daily in Japan and making bento boxes for your family together!
The closest station
Shimoshinmei Station
How to get to the station?
From Ooimachi Station: 5mins
Free pick up service
This host can pick up you for free from the closest station!
Exact location provided after booking.
Kevin Jiang, United States of America
★★★★★Mariko-san! Thank you and Momoe-san for such a wonderful evening! My girlfriend and I were astounded by your amazing energy and hospitality. We appreciated your patience with us during the cooking lesson and the calligraphy activity. We were impressed with your English ability and desserts as well! We will be sure to book another cooking evening together the next time we're in Tokyo. Please do take care and we highly recommend your cooking lesson to anyone who would like to learn while they're traveling in Tokyo! Matane! Kevin & Pei
Feb 2025
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Yes, Bento? Okonomiyaki? Sushi? What Japanese home cooking would you like to make? Let's have fun cooking together! has a vegan option.
Duration of this cooking class is 3 hours.
Yes, Bento? Okonomiyaki? Sushi? What Japanese home cooking would you like to make? Let's have fun cooking together! has a vegetarian option.
Up to 4 people can join mariko's cooking class.
It costs 4000 per person.
Please go to Shimoshinmei Station which takes 5 mins from Ooimachi Station. Then mariko (host) will pick you up there!
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.
