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Private Home-Style Cooking Class in Osaka with Local Mom Yoshiko

Location Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$139
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Join your host Yoshiko in her kitchen and learn to prepare 2-3 Japanese home style dishes from scratch! Yoshiko will have you start by showing you how to make dashi stock, the Japanese foundation that most dishes are based on. You will learn how to use dashi instead of water when preparing Japanese cuisine to bring out the umami flavor of each dish. You can expect the cooking portion of your experience to last about an hour before you sit down to enjoy the meal you helped prepare. Yoshiko will also share printed recipes with you, so you can recreate the dishes you learned at home.

This is a wonderful way to get a glimpse into the life of a Japanese local and experience the country's culture and cuisine first-hand!

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Cooking + lunch
Cooking + lunch with Yoshiko N
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Private cooking class and meal with your host Yoshiko
  • Plum wine (or local beer if requested in advance)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point
Meet at Yoshiko's home in Takarazuka, 30 minutes by train from central Osaka. Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line from Hankyu Umeda Station to Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station. From the station, Yoshiko’s home is about a 10-minute taxi ride away. Exact address & Google Maps link can be found in your voucher.
Return details
Meet at Yoshiko's home in Takarazuka, 30 minutes by train from central Osaka. Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line from Hankyu Umeda Station to Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station. From the station, Yoshiko’s home is about a 10-minute taxi ride away. Exact address & Google Maps link can be found in your voucher.

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Japanese culture and cuisine. Learn to prepare 2-3 Japanese home style dishes from scratch in Yoshiko’s kitchen. Yoshiko will start by showing you how to make dashi stock, the foundation for most Japanese dishes. Learn to use dashi instead of water when cooking to bring out the umami flavor of each dish. You can expect the cooking portion of your experience to last about an hour before you sit down to enjoy the meal you helped prepare. Yoshiko will share printed recipes with you so you can recreate the dishes you learned. Please note that the experience ends at Yoshiko's home.

Yoshiko offers one of 4 choices below (in the sample menu) for your meal. Please let her know your preference at least 3 days in advance so she can shop accordingly. If she doesn't hear from you, she will prepare option 1 (Mother's taste menu).

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Meeting Point: Meet Yoshiko directly at her home in Takarazuka, 30 minutes by train from central Osaka. Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line from Hankyu Umeda Station to Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station, a journey of approximately 30 minutes. From the station, Yoshiko’s home is about a 10-minute taxi ride away.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Private Home-Style Cooking Class in Osaka with Local Mom Yoshiko

    Location Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $139
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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