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

Location Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$96.00
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 4-5 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!

Please note: Guests can bring their own alcohol to enjoy over the meal. Yoshiko picks her guests from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. However, after your experience is over, you need to make your way to the station on your own.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

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

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Private cooking class and meal with your host Yoshiko
  • Pick up from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line
  • Plum wine (or local beer if requested in advance)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point
Meet your host Yoshiko at the North exit of Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. She will pick you up in her car. If there are more than 4 people in your group, Yoshiko requests that additional people take a taxi and follow her home. The experience ends at Yoshiko's home.
Return details
Meet your host Yoshiko at the North exit of Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. She will pick you up in her car. If there are more than 4 people in your group, Yoshiko requests that additional people take a taxi and follow her home. The experience ends at Yoshiko's home.

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Japanese culture and cuisine. Yoshiko will pick you up in her car from the station and drive you 10-min to her home. Learn to prepare 4-5 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. Yoshiko picks her guests from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. If there are more than 4 people in your group, Yoshiko requests that additional people take a taxi and follow her home. 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
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements [in the "Special Requirements" box] at the time of booking
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Guests can bring their own alcohol to enjoy over the meal.
  • Yoshiko picks her guests from Kawanishiikeda station on the JR Takarazuka line. If there are more than 4 people in your group, Yoshiko requests that additional people take a taxi and follow her home. Also, please note that the experience ends at Yoshiko's home. After your experience is over, you need to make your way to the station on your own. Yoshiko can surely help arrange for a taxi that you can use to get to the nearest station, it will cost you approximately ¥2000, which needs to be paid directly to the driver.
  • If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
    If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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    Private Home-Style Cooking Class in Osaka with Local Mom Yoshiko

    Location Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $96.00
    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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