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Class report from cooking classes
Class report from cooking classes
My guest in this private class was a chef lady from Lille, France. So lucky me I got to hear a lot of interesting foodie stories and even ask some questions while we were chopping and slicing and frying.
She has chosen 2 main dishes; Tonkatsu or pork cutlet, and Gyoza. We also prepared a few side dishes and Miso soup with Dashi broth. My guest lady was also very interested in our Miso and soy sauce, so I showed her a few kinds of them and compare the color and flavor.
Basically, the differences come from the percentage of salt, soybeans, and length of fermentation, but the most mysterious element is the type of Koji fungus. Miso is our oldest seasoning while soy sauce came up rather new around 16-17c. They are like siblings born from the same ingredients, in a way.
Many thanks for coming!
Akiko
Another fun group of buddies from BC, Canada at my little kitchen today!
My guest boys were visiting Japan for skiing in Hokkaido, then came to my little kitchen for some cooking experience. Their choice of menu was Tonkotsu Ramen, of course! Ramen is now so amazingly popular.
It was their first visit to Japan so my guests had a lot of questions about our food. We ended up trying the taste of Natto, our sticky and stringy soybeans. I often eat my Natto with rice, egg, and soy sauce for lunch but it is too common to serve in the cooking class. Surprisingly my guests liked it OK so maybe I should add Natto to our menu choices one day…
Many thanks for coming!
Akiko
The menu for the class chosen by a power couple from NY, USA was:
Sushi roll with seafood, aubergine with sweet Miso sauce, spinach with sesame sauce, and Miso soup with dashi stock.
So except for salmon and Maguro for Sushi, all our ingredients were vegetarian! I cannot say gluten-free because our soy sauce uses some wheat. But no worries I can grab a Tamari-style soy sauce if my guests like no gluten in his/her meal, which uses soybeans only and no wheat.
My guest couple completed a beautiful Sushi lunch and we had a fun talk over our healthy homemade food. Many thanks for coming!
Akiko
Musubi cooking class in Tokyo offers you the special, cultural experience