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Hand-Rolled Sushi & Home Cooking in Kumano

Cooking Class Menu

・Hand-Rolled Sushi

Hand-rolled sushi is a popular home-style dish in Japan, often enjoyed when family and friends get together or on special occasions.

・Miso Soup

We’ll make a traditional Japanese miso soup using homemade dashi, tofu, and my homemade miso.

・Sesame-Dressed Vegetables

We’ll prepare a simple Japanese side dish using seasonal vegetables tossed with fragrant ground sesame seeds.

• Miso Soup

  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.

Cooking Class Information

We’ll prepare sushi rice and fillings for hand-rolled sushi. Once the rice is cooked, we’ll transfer it to a traditional wooden sushi tub, pour over sushi vinegar, and mix it using a cutting motion.

For the fillings, we’ll make Japanese rolled omelet (tamagoyaki) and teriyaki chicken.

We’ll also make miso soup from scratch. We’ll prepare dashi, add the ingredients, and dissolve miso into the broth.

For the sesame-dressed vegetables, we’ll roast sesame seeds and grind them in a traditional Japanese mortar and pestle. We’ll then mix the freshly ground sesame with seasonings and toss it with boiled seasonal vegetables.

Once everything is ready, we’ll sit down and enjoy the meal together. Hand-rolled sushi is a meal that everyone completes at the table by choosing their own favorite fillings. Try different combinations and discover your own favorite!

What you will do

1. Welcome to our kitchen!

We’ll introduce ourselves and talk a little about Japanese home cooking and the dishes we’ll make together.

2. Preparing the fillings

We’ll make Japanese rolled omelet (tamagoyaki) and teriyaki chicken for our hand-rolled sushi.

3. Making sushi rice

We’ll transfer freshly cooked rice to a traditional wooden sushi tub and mix it with sushi vinegar using a cutting motion.

4. Making sesame-dressed vegetables

We’ll roast sesame seeds, grind them in a traditional mortar and pestle, and mix them with seasonal vegetables.

5. Roll your own hand-rolled sushi

Choose your favorite fillings and make your own hand-rolled sushi at the table. Try different combinations and find your favorite!

About Host

Mio

Hi, I'm Mio, a home cook living in Kumano, Wakayama, with my husband.

I started hosting because I love meeting people from different countries and sharing the food, culture, and everyday life of the place I call home. Kumano is surrounded by mountains, forests, and the sea, and I especially love cooking with seasonal local ingredients.

I love traveling and discovering local food wherever I go. At home, I enjoy making traditional fermented foods such as miso and umeboshi from scratch every year. I’m also a licensed medical doctor, so I care about making food that is not only delicious but also balanced and nourishing.

I hope that while cooking together, you’ll feel at home, discover something new about Japanese food and life, and leave with happy memories of Kumano. I’m looking forward to cooking and sharing a meal with you!

Area

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