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Homestyle
Sushi Making Class
in Tokyo
寿
司
自宅で作るお寿司
Cooking a sushi platter
and homestyle seasonal dishes
with fresh mochi sweets
Cooking Japanese Rice without a Rice Cooker
The sushi platter that we make is a home-style, which means those recipes are doable at your home easy. We will cook sushi rice from scratch using a regular pot, not a rice cooker, and you will learn how to cook perfect rice for either regular Japanese rice and sushi rice with many tips.
Making 3 Kinds of Homestyle Sushi
稲荷寿司・巻き寿司・炙り寿司
Techniques for making sushi will be shown during the cooking time, such as how to seasoning rice for Sushi, how to roll or how to make a rice ball for Sushi.
Salmon Aburi-zushi means blow torching over salmon sashimi, which is the highlight of the cooking class.
Also, you will cook Tamago-yaki, Japanese omelet, for sushi roll ingredients which everybody loves to cook and taste it.
Prepare Japanese Side Dishes and Soup and Desert
副菜・味噌汁・甘味
You will also learn how to cook a seasonal home-style dish using miso, miso soup, and fresh mochi for the dessert. Fresh mochi served with sweet red bean will be an unforgettable taste and texture for mochi lovers.
- The Recipes -
You will receive a complete recipe by email after the class.
Furthermore, some recipes call the universal ingredients you can get easy as long as there are Asian supermarkets around your area. You can recreate the dishes in your home kitchen.
- About Menu -
The ingredients will be determined by the seasons and the supplier’s situation.If you have any dietary restrictions or prefer vegan and vegetarian sushi, please let me know 48 hours prior to the class.
Lunch Time
served with Japanese Sweets and Green Tea
Please enjoy your own sushi platter and dishes for lunch.
The Sushi and dishes cooked at the class will be served in beautiful traditional potteries and porcelain tableware. The Instructor will give you a short lecture about Japanese table manners at the beginning. Enjoy a full sit-down meal with your classmates.
In the desert time, the instructor will attend your table for answering any questions about sushi cooking, Japanese food culture, and the Japanese lifestyle. You will be also recommended some popular dishes to taste while you are in Japan.
+ Option for Sake Lovers
There is an option for 2 kinds of Japanese Sake Tasting for additional fee of 1000 yen per person.
Sake will be served only for the person who is over 20 years old and who will not drive a car after the class. The fee should be paid by cash at the class. Please let me know if you’d like to take the tasting by the day before.
The Atmosphere
All taking place at a venue, a new modern Japanese house
that feels you are been invited to a local friend's home, so quite a fantastic experience.
Home-style Sushi Making Class in Tokyo
Cooking Level: From Begginer
Application Deadline
Please make a booking for 24 hours prior.
If you have any dietary restrictions or prefer vegan and vegetarian, please let me know 48 hours prior to the class.
About other participants
The class is not a private class. There might be attended other participants who request the same date.
The first signed up participant can decide the cooking menu.
For Single Travelers
Single travelers can attend with an extra fee. Since I offer the cooking class in my private space, all-male attendants should be accompanied by female attendants.
About Serving Sake
Sake will be served only for the person who is over 20 years old and who will not drive a car after this class by Japanese Law.
Safety Instructions
As the activities are hands-on classes, please be careful and responsible for your own safety. We do not hold any liability for accidents.
Cancellation policy
In case of cancellation, the cancellation fees will be charged as below;
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Full refund More than 8 days prior to the class
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30%........... 4 - 7 days prior to the class
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50%........... 2 - 3 days prior to the class
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80%........... the day prior to the class
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100%......... the class day
Important Notice
Meeting Point: Yotsuya Station
Meeting Time: 10:00 am
Duration: 2.5 hours
Attendance: 2 to 6 people
Class Style: Group Lesson
Booking Deadline: 24hours prior
Fees:
Weekends*: ¥12,000 / person
The reservation is accepted from 2 people.
There is an option for 2 kinds of sake tasting for additional fee of ¥1,500 per person, over 20 years old. The fee for Sake should be paid by cash at the class. Please let me know if you’d like to take the tasting by the day before.