3 day cooking class – Winter 22

Description

A three-day Japanese cooking class designed to build real skills — not just follow-along recipes, but an understanding of the techniques, ingredients, and principles behind Japanese home cooking. Each day covers different dishes and methods, building your confidence and repertoire over the course of the program.

What to Expect

• Format: Multi-day structured cooking class
• Focus: Japanese home cooking techniques and seasonal winter dishes
• Access: Video lessons with step-by-step instruction
• Season: Winter — featuring warming dishes and cold-weather ingredients

Why Japanese Home Cooking

Japanese home cooking (washoku) is built on a few core principles: balance, seasonality, and respect for ingredients. Once you understand the basics — how to make a proper dashi, how to handle rice, how to season with restraint — an enormous range of dishes opens up. This class focuses on the practical skills that Japanese home cooks use every day, not restaurant-level techniques that require specialized equipment.

The Three-Day Structure

Spreading the class over three days gives you time to absorb each lesson, practice the techniques, and come back to the next session with a foundation to build on. Each day introduces new dishes and methods while reinforcing what you learned the day before. By the end, you'll have a solid set of skills and a collection of recipes you can return to confidently.

Perfect For

Home cooks who want to go beyond sushi and ramen into everyday Japanese cooking, beginners who want structured guidance, experienced cooks exploring a new cuisine, and anyone looking for warming winter recipes with authentic Japanese technique.