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Cook Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Tempura & Soba in Osaka! Class by Dietitian & Specialist

Cooking Class Menu

・Tempura Soba with Sweet Potato
Soba is traditional Japanese buckwheat noodles served in a hot savory broth. We top it with sweet potato tempura, which becomes super crispy on the outside and naturally sweet and fluffy on the inside. My family loves adding a pinch of shichimi (seven-spice blend) for a nice kick!

・Baked Sweet Potato (Yaki-imo)
I eat Japanese sweet potatoes every single day because they are naturally sweet, healthy, and delicious! I want foreign travelers to taste the amazing caramel-like sweetness and rich texture of authentic baked sweet potatoes.

・Freshly Brewed Green Tea / Espresso
We serve freshly brewed green tea or espresso right alongside the warm baked sweet potato! In our home, enjoying a hot drink with sweet potatoes is a daily habit, and the rich flavor creates the ultimate dessert combination.

• Tempura

  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.

• Green Tea

  The astringent constituent in Japanese tea is a type of polyphenol called catechin. Japan has done a great deal with the humble tea leaf. For example some benefits of the catechin in the tea leaf can lower cholesterol in some cases. Roasted over charcoal at a high temperature and grown under shade for at least 20 days are one of the examples. The most popular Japanese tea might be ryokucha. Depending on the timing of picking the leaves, the grade, the price can be noticeably different.

Cooking Class Information

In this cooking class, we will make Japanese sweet potato tempura and soba noodles together!

Soba with tempura is one of the most classic and popular Japanese dishes. For our tempura, we will use rice flour to make it completely gluten-free, crispy, and healthy!

We will start by making the savory noodle soup (tsuyu) from scratch using authentic Japanese broth (dashi).

Then, we will slice the sweet potatoes and coat them in our special rice flour batter. You will learn the secret technique to fry them until they are golden and super crispy on the outside while remaining fluffy and sweet inside.

Finally, we will boil the soba noodles to perfection and assemble our hot, delicious meal!

As a special dessert, you will also get to enjoy warm baked sweet potatoes paired with freshly brewed green tea or espresso—our family’s favorite daily tradition.

About Host

Enarin

Hello, and welcome to Osaka! I'm a registered dietitian and sweet potato expert. I started this class because I want travelers to experience the amazing sweetness of Japanese sweet potatoes! In Osaka, a couple who love delicious food and coffee will welcome you like friends. In the class, we'll make 100% gluten-free sweet potato tempura using rice flour, boil soba noodles, and make a flavorful dashi broth from scratch. For dessert, we'll enjoy warm baked sweet potatoes with green tea or espresso! Even if you've never tried sweet potatoes before, you're sure to love it. Let's make your trip the sweetest and most memorable!

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