・Taiwan Mazesoba (Nagoya-Style Soupless Ramen)
Taiwan Mazesoba is a popular local ramen dish born in Nagoya. Despite the name, it is not Taiwanese food!
In class, you’ll discover why it is called “Taiwan” and how this unique dish became one of Nagoya’s favorite foods.
Unlike regular ramen, Taiwan Mazesoba is served without soup and topped with richly seasoned minced meat, garlic, green onions, seaweed, and egg yolk.
Mix everything together and enjoy the bold and addictive flavors.
You will learn how to make the flavorful minced meat topping from scratch using easy-to-find ingredients, so you can recreate this dish at home.
・Crispy Gyoza
You will make delicious gyoza using my homemade filling recipe with meat and vegetables. Learn how to wrap gyoza step by step and cook them to a perfectly crispy golden finish.
I’ll also share easy tips so you can recreate crispy gyoza at home with confidence.
Ramen is a noodle soup dish and perhaps one of the most popular Japanese dishes. There are many flavours of ramen, such as Shoyu (soy sauce) ramen, Miso ramen, Tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen and so on. Common toppings are Chashu (braised pork), Negi (green onion) and Nori (dried seaweed).
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.
In this class, you will learn how to make one of Nagoya’s most popular local dishes: Taiwan Mazesoba, together with crispy Japanese gyoza.
Taiwan Mazesoba is a unique noodle dish born in Nagoya. Although the name sounds Taiwanese, it is actually a local Japanese ramen dish loved by many people in Nagoya. Why is it called “Taiwan”? You’ll discover the story during class!
Unlike regular ramen, Taiwan Mazesoba is served without broth. Instead, noodles are topped with richly seasoned minced meat, garlic, green onions, seaweed, and egg yolk, then mixed together to create bold and satisfying flavors. Once you try it, you may become addicted!
You will learn how to make the key element of the dish: the flavorful minced meat topping. The recipe uses ingredients that are easy to find outside Japan, making it simple to recreate at home. Prefer mild flavors or extra spice? The spice level can easily be adjusted to your taste.
Next, we will make crispy Japanese gyoza. You’ll prepare a flavorful filling with meat and vegetables, then learn how to wrap gyoza step by step. Even beginners can enjoy making beautiful dumplings with confidence.
I’ll also share simple tips for cooking gyoza perfectly crispy and golden at home.
After cooking, it’s time to enjoy the meal you created yourself in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
While eating together, let’s chat about Nagoya, Japan, travel, and life in your country!
Finally, you will receive a small handmade mizuhiki chopstick rest as a souvenir to remember your experience.
~ My cooking class in Nagoya values the power of food I discovered while living abroad, and shares Nagoya’s local flavors and Japanese food culture. ~
Hello, I’m Chinatsu.
Based in Nagoya, I run a cooking class where I share Japanese—especially Nagoya’s—food culture with people from around the world.
For more than 10 years, I lived abroad accompanying my husband on his overseas assignments. At first, I often felt lost because of the language and cultural differences. What supported me most were local cooking classes. The joy of cooking with unfamiliar ingredients and seasonings, interacting with local people, and shopping at local markets made me feel more connected to each country and added so much color to my life.
These experiences have become a precious treasure for me, and even today I sometimes recreate those dishes with fond memories of my days overseas.
In my class, you can experience Japanese food culture through dishes unique to Nagoya. Whether you are visiting Japan or living here, I hope you will discover a deeper connection to Japan through cooking. And when you share the dishes you learn here with your family and friends, it will become the best souvenir of all.
The closest station
Shin-sakae-machi Station
How to get to the station?
From Nagoya Station: 10mins
Exact location provided after booking.
Duration of this cooking class is 2.5 hours.
It costs 12500 per person.
Up to 2 people can join Chinatsu's cooking class.
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.
