Learn To Cook In a Local Home: Private Cooking Class In Kyoto

Sightseeing  :  Japan  :  Kyoto Prefecture  :  Kyoto  :  Cooking Classes

Join your host, Keiko, for a private cooking lesson and lunch in her Kyoto home. In this hands-on lesson, you will learn to prepare dishes that are unique to Kyoto. Keiko specializes in Obanzai cuisine, a method of cooking distinct to Kyoto that consists of preparing vegetables and seafood simply with ingredients that are seasonal and local to the Kyoto region. In Keiko's welcoming kitchen, you will learn to cook a traditional Obanzai meal which you will then share sitting on cushions on the floor at her low, Japanese-style dining table. Experience a traditional meal while learning about Japanese cultural and culinary heritage from a local.Meet Keiko at her local subway station and drive together to her home. You will be welcomed by into Keiko's home and served a drink. Then join Keiko in her  kitchen to learn to cook a traditional Obanzai meal which will feature seasonal produce and fish using local ingredients. You can expect to not only learn to prepare a few dishes but also learn about a style of Japanese cuisine that might be new to you. After cooking together, you will share a delicious meal with Keiko and possibly her parents at their low, Japanese-style dining table.

Menu might include Japanese home-cooked dishes such as nikujaga (a dish of meat and potatoes stewed in soy sauce), kinpira gobo (a sweet and savory sauté of burdock root and carrots) and saikyo-zuke (Kyoto-style miso-marinated fish) and dessert. After your cultural experience and meal, Keiko will drop you off at the train station. Leave Keiko with new recipes, a full stomach, new friends, and amazing memories of your time in Kyoto. 

Please note, this is not a professional cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into an authentic, local home to meet a local person and share the culture and cuisine together.