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Traditional Obentou Cooking Class in a Kyoto Café with Masayo

Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$320.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Your local host Masayo, a professional chef who attended one of the most famous culinary schools in Japan and has been teaching cooking for over two decades, will welcome you into her beautiful cafe with a warm smile and a cup of freshly brewed Japanese tea. Hear about your menu for the day as you enter her cafe kitchen for your hands-on Japanese cooking class! Your homemade Japanese feast may include traditional meat dishes such as chicken meatballs with teriyaki sauce, ginger karaage, or ginger pork, Japanese egg rolls, an organic vegetable salad, miso soup, rice and dessert.

Masayo harvests almost all her vegetables from a close friend's an organic farm in Kyoto. She takes prides in using the freshest, highest quality ingredients from seaweed to bonito sourced from local producers.

Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to experience traditional Japanese food, culture and way of life with a professional cook in her cafe!
Cooking class and lunch
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 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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  • Traditional Japanese cooking class with a local chef
  • Lunch
  • Immersive Japanese culinary and cultural experience
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point
Meet your host at her cafe. Exact address and contact details can be found in the "Before you go" section in your ticket confirmation.
Return details
Meet your host at her cafe. Exact address and contact details can be found in the "Before you go" section in your ticket confirmation.

Experience traditional Japanese food, culture and Japanese life with a professional cook Masayo in her cafe. Meet your host at her cafe in a beautiful, residential neighborhood of Kyoto. Masayo is a professional chef who attended one of the most famous culinary schools in Japan and has been teaching cooking for over two decades. Masayo harvests almost all her vegetables from a close friend's organic farm in Kyoto. She takes prides in using the freshest, highest quality ingredients from seaweed to bonito sourced from local producers. During your 2-hour cooking class, you will make Obentou (Japanese lunch box) that consists of a meat main dish, rice, and two side dishes. Meant to be tasty, healthy and eye-catching, Obentou is an important part of Japanese food culture. Learn Japanese cooking techniques of chopping, marination and stir-frying from an expert before enjoying the Obentou meal you helped prepare on beautiful Japanese dishes.

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Our host Masayo used to host in her home but now offers this new experience in her cafe.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Traditional Obentou Cooking Class in a Kyoto Café with Masayo

    Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $320.00
    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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