Japanese Cooking Classes
Japanese Cooking (日本の料理) |
The traditional cuisine of Japan, washoku (和食), is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth. Seafood is common, often grilled, but also served raw as sashimi or in sushi. Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a light batter, as tempura. Apart from rice, staples include noodles, such as soba and udon. Japan also has many simmered dishes such as fish products in broth called oden, or beef in sukiyaki and nikujaga. Historically influenced by Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine has opened up to influence from Western cuisines in the modern era. Dishes inspired by foreign food—in particular Chinese food—like ramen and gyōza, as well as foods like spaghetti, curry, and hamburgers have become adopted with variants for Japanese tastes and ingredients. Traditionally, the Japanese shunned meat due to Buddhism, but with the modernization of Japan in the 1880s, meat-based dishes such as tonkatsu and yakiniku have become common. Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi, has become popular throughout the world |
Course Highlights ◆ Combine a cooking lesson with a delicious meal you can enjoy afterwards ◆ Practice under the guidance of am accredited instructor ◆ Lessons take place in the comfort of your own home (QLD course only) ◆ Dietary requirements may be accommodated with advance notice (vegan, gluten free etc) |