Cooking experience
Enjoy a cooking lesson in English in Kyoto. The Japanese cooking class provides you with a once-in-a-lifetime experience: learning traditional Japanese dishes from local cooks in Japan! There are many appetising dishes from the area for you to try. Not only will you get to eat this delicious food, but you will also learn how to make it yourself so you can prepare a feast back at home!
In this cooking experience, a qualified instructor will walk you through each step of a traditional Japanese meal. There is a range of different cooking courses for you to choose from, including lunch, dinner and confectionery classes. The confectionery class is especially unique, as Japanese desserts have a distinctive flavour — refined sugar did not become part of Japanese cooking until just a few hundred years ago. You will learn even more about the flavours of Japan, as well as the range of utensils used and the techniques required, all while cooking a great meal!
Okonomiyaki (savoury meat pancakes)
Nigiri sushi and Makizushi
Nerikiri (Traditional Japanese confectionery)
Enjoy the tea ceremony experience with the sweets you make.
You can learn all this and more from your instructor as you prepare and cook food together with a few other students in a welcoming and informative environment.
Hi am Bash from kuwait .Me and my husband had so much fun in Maikoya, we wears Japanese traditional clothes for cooking .we learned how to cook from a very kind teacher. she taught us how to cook Miso Soup , Tamagoyaki(traditional rolled egg),and Maki sushi .The staff are very Friendly and helpful .they speaks english and explained everything's in details and they are so kind .i highly recommended this place it's nice to learn others culture in Maikoya :)
Lovely ladies helped my friend and I make sushi, have always tried to make sushi at home in Australia but never quite mastered it! Give it a go :)
This was an incredibly authentic cooking experience. Sophie and arisa were so friendly and made the experience one to remember. Thank you.
We learned how to cook miso soup, Japanese traditional omelette and maki sushis. It was just the both of us and the course was pleasant and well explained. Can't wait to try that at home!
We took the sushi making class this afternoon and it was just my boyfriend and I and a chef and translator. Dressing up in the kimono was fun and we got to see some samurai armour before we cooked. The class itself was well organized and everyone was kind and patient. Our sushi looked and tasted awesome and we are very glad we came! Thank you for the great experience :)
A friendly, English-speaking host will explain and demonstrate correct cooking techniques. The instructor is a professional with years of training in Japanese cooking. Details of Japan's culinary history and techniques will be explained throughout the class.
Cooking classes are held at Maikoya, which is built in the style of a traditional Japanese house. At the end of the workshop, you can continue with a range of other activities and workshops at Maikoya to create a Japanese cultural experience you won't ever forget.
Please relax in a classroom decorated with traditional Japanese décor and architecture.
What can you expect in this Japanese cooking activity? We offer cultural activities with a difference!
Learn about Japanese culture with all of your senses – especially your sense of wonder!
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