Heart-Warming Japanese In Home Cooking Lesson with a Local Mother in Osaka
Join your host Yoshiko in her kitchen and learn to prepare 4-5 Japanese home style dishes from scratch! Yoshiko will have you start by showing you how to make dashi stock, the Japanese foundation that most dishes are based on. You will learn how to use dashi instead of water when preparing Japanese cuisine to bring out the umami flavor of each dish. You can expect the cooking portion of your experience to last about an hour before you sit down to enjoy the meal you helped prepare. Yoshiko will also share printed recipes with you, so you can recreate the dishes you learned at home.
This is a wonderful way to get a glimpse into the life of a Japanese local and experience the country's culture and cuisine first-hand!
Please note: Guests can bring their own alcohol to enjoy over the meal. Yoshiko picks her guests from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. However, after your experience is over, you need to make your way to the station on your own.
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Japanese culture and cuisine. Yoshiko will pick you up in her car from the station and drive you 10-min to her home. Learn to prepare 4-5 Japanese home style dishes from scratch in Yoshiko’s kitchen. Yoshiko will start by showing you how to make dashi stock, the foundation for most Japanese dishes. Learn to use dashi instead of water when cooking to bring out the umami flavor of each dish. You can expect the cooking portion of your experience to last about an hour before you sit down to enjoy the meal you helped prepare. Yoshiko will share printed recipes with you so you can recreate the dishes you learned. Yoshiko picks her guests from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. If there are more than 4 people in your group, Yoshiko requests that additional people take a taxi and follow her home. Please note that the experience ends at Yoshiko's home.
Yoshiko offers one of 4 choices below (in the sample menu) for your meal. Please let her know your preference at least 3 days in advance so she can shop accordingly. If she doesn't hear from you, she will prepare option 1 (Mother's taste menu).
Sample Menu • Menu 1: Mother's Taste - Traditional home-style meal (teriyaki chicken or steamed salmon and vegetables with sesame miso sauce, Japanese dashi egg roll, miso soup and rice)
• Menu 2: Bento box
• Menu 3: Okonomiyaki with side dishes
• Menu 4: Gyoza with side dishes
• Yoshiko offers one of 4 choices (in the sample menu) for your meal. - Please let her know your preference at least 3 days in advance. If she doesn't hear from you, she will prepare option 1 (Mother's taste menu).
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Menu may vary depending on the season"
"Please advise any specific dietary requirements [in the "Special Requirements" box] at the time of booking"
"Private, personalized experience"
"Guests can bring their own alcohol to enjoy over the meal."
"Yoshiko picks her guests from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. If there are more than 4 people in your group, Yoshiko requests that additional people take a taxi and follow her home. Also, please note that the experience ends at Yoshiko's home. After your experience is over, you need to make your way to the station on your own. Yoshiko can surely help arrange for a taxi that you can use to get to the nearest station, it will cost you approximately ¥2000, which needs to be paid directly to the driver."
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"
Duration: 3 Hours
Start location: Kawanishi-Ikeda Station, 2 Chome-7 Sakane, Kawanishi, Hyogo 666-0021, Japan
Cancellations and refunds:
If you cancel at least 3 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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