Cooking & Culture: The Secret of Japanese Home Meals Vegan Ichiju Sansai This class is sold out! I grew up eating home-cooked Japanese meals that were simple but always thoughtful. Meals were about balance, seasonality, and appreciation. We didn’t talk much about “healthy eating,” but the way we cooked and ate naturally supported it. Over …

Learn how to make tasty vegan ramen, a beloved Japanese street food that is unrecognizable from the American instant noodle version and even more delicious. Nearly every region in Japan has its own ramen specialty, from tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen in Kyushu to miso ramen in Hokkaido. While ramen is usually prepared with a …

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji, a safe-to-eat-fungus, also known as Aspergillus oryzae.  In this class, you will prepare your own miso to take home, and also will learn how to prepare some dishes using miso such as tasty miso soup.  We will use chickpeas instead of …