What You'll Cook
Experience the authentic flavors of Japan through the traditional home cooking of the Tsugaru region in Aomori Prefecture.
Together, we'll prepare four seasonal side dishes, freshly cooked Japanese rice, a comforting miso soup, and a homemade apple pie for dessert using apples harvested from our family orchard.
After cooking, we'll sit down together and enjoy a delicious home-style Japanese meal while sharing stories about local life and culture.
Sample Menu
(The menu changes depending on the season and the availability of fresh ingredients.)
Igamenchi (Tsugaru-style squid and vegetable fritters)
Carrots with Cod Roe (Ninjin no Kowae)
Eggplant Wrapped with Shiso Leaves
Chrysanthemum Greens with Natto
Pickled Eggplant
Lightly Pickled Cabbage & Cucumber
Cucumber with Sesame Dressing
Grilled Chicken Skewers
Grilled Scallops
Miso Soup
Our miso soup is made with seasonal ingredients such as vegetables, tofu, fried tofu, mushrooms, or local scallops.
Examples include:
Potato, onion & green onion
Daikon radish, fried tofu & shimeji mushrooms
Baby scallops & green onion
Rice
Freshly cooked white rice from Aomori Prefecture.
Dessert
Finish the meal by making a homemade apple pie using apples grown in our own family orchard.
Every class is a little different, allowing you to experience the seasonal ingredients and authentic home cooking enjoyed by local families in Tsugaru.
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.
Tsugaru Home Cooking Experience in Aomori
Why not experience authentic, heartwarming Tsugaru home cooking in Aomori, in Japan’s Tohoku region?
In this class, you’ll have the opportunity to prepare traditional local dishes that have been cherished in Tsugaru households for generations.
We also plan to go shopping together at a nearby supermarket to gather the ingredients.
This is more than just a cooking experience; you’ll get a firsthand look at Japanese daily life, culture, and history, as well as the simple, rich flavors of rural Tohoku home cooking.
We also own an apple orchard and vegetable garden, so you can use freshly harvested vegetables and apples as ingredients. You’ll even have the chance to make apple pie using our homemade apples.
Getting Here If you're arriving by train, I'll be happy to pick you up at Kuroishi Station on the Kōnan Railway. If you're driving, you can come directly to my home. Free parking is available, so there's no need to worry about parking. I look forward to welcoming you!
We will visit a nearby local supermarket together to buy fresh ingredients. You can explore typical Japanese food items and learn about seasonal ingredients and local specialties. I will explain what we are buying and how each ingredient is used in our cooking.
First, we'll prepare our homemade apple pie and put it in the oven. While the pie is baking, we'll cook the other dishes together. By the time we finish cooking and sit down to eat, the apple pie will have cooled slightly and developed its perfect soft, moist texture. We'll enjoy it together as our homemade dessert after the meal.
Let's enjoy cooking together! We'll chop vegetables, mix ingredients, fry delicious dishes, and learn Japanese home cooking step by step. Everyone is welcome, and I'll be there to guide you throughout the experience.
After we've finished cooking, we'll sit down together and enjoy the delicious meal we've prepared. Sharing homemade food around the table is one of the best parts of the experience. Let's relax, chat, and enjoy a wonderful time together!
Here's an example of a menu from one of our cooking classes. On this day, we prepared a variety of homemade Tsugaru dishes, enjoyed freshly made miso soup, and finished the meal with our homemade apple pie. The menu changes with the seasons and the availability of fresh local ingredients, so every cooking experience is a little different.
After our meal, we enjoy a slice of our freshly baked homemade apple pie together.
Nyok Peng
I am a Malaysian of Chinese descent who has lived in Japan for about 30 years. Lessons are available in Chinese, English, and Japanese. I can teach Japanese cuisine, local Aomori cuisine, and other Asian cuisines such as Malaysia, according to your requests. I am located within walking distance of a large supermarket, so we can also shop for local ingredients together. Vegan cooking is also available.
The closest station
Kuroishi Station
How to get to the station?
From Konan Kuroishi Line Kuroishi Station: 0mins
Free pick up service
This host can pick up you for free from the closest station!
Exact location provided after booking.
It costs 8000 per person.
Yes, Traditional Tsugaru Home Cooking & Apple Pie Experience has a vegan option.
Up to 6 people can join Nyok Peng's cooking class.
Please go to Kuroishi Station which takes 0 mins from Konan Kuroishi Line Kuroishi Station. Then Nyok Peng (host) will pick you up there!
Duration of this cooking class is 3 hours.
Yes, Traditional Tsugaru Home Cooking & Apple Pie Experience has a vegetarian option.
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.
