Cooking Class in Kyoto
HARU Cooking Class -Kyoto-
-Haru Cooking Class Kyoto offers a casual Japanese home cooking-
Please come visit our home and view Japan from the inside.
Photos by Patrick
As you can see in the Photo Gallery page,
my family is me(Taro), my wife(Yoshiko) and our daughter(Haruko born in 2009).
Now, with a new baby girl(born in May 2014).
I cannot thank them enough for being a good support.
My wife and I run a small family business with two small children.
Please accept our sincere apologies in advance for any inconvenience/disturbance caused.
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Class types at Haru Cooking Class -Kyoto- :
1. Japanese vegetarian cooking class
(menu: four to five vegetarian dishes)
--Fee: 5,900 yen / person
-Duration is 3-4 hours(cooking and eating)
*Please understand that there is only space for 6 guests per class.
Furofuki-daikon(photo by Nalin)
*Daikon radish simmered in kombu-dashi and sweet miso sauce on top.
What you can learn in this class:
You will learn the essentials of the Japanese cooking.
With an exception of fish flakes used in the soup stock, everything else is vegetarian friendly.
If you are a strict vegetarian, please let us know in advance.
We will make sure that all the dishes fit your diet.
2. Japanese non-vegetarian cooking class(with Kobe beef)
(menu: three to four dishes+ small size certified Kobe beef steak)
--Fee: 7,900 yen / person
--Fee: 10,900 yen / person (double size certified Kobe beef)
-Duration is 3-4 hours(cooking and eating)
*Please understand that there is only space for 6 guests per class.
-Kobe beef dinner is usually around 12,000yen-15,000yen at restaurants.
*What is KOBE BEEF? click HERE 1 HERE 2
Kobe beef, simple is best(Mar. 22nd 2012, photo by Taro)
Click the photo for VIDEO
What you can learn in this class:
You will learn the essentials of the Japanese cooking, starting with making dashi soup stock from scratch.
(All the side-dishes are the same as class type 1)
This class, comes with a certified Kobe beef, ONE OF THE FINEST BEEF IN THE WORLD.
This unique and superb ingredient, I cannot explain about it in just a few lines. Please come take the class!
*Japanese farmers have high pride in taking great care of the animals(not mass produced).
3. Nishiki food market trip
(Available once a week. Schedule is decided by the group first to make a reservation.)
-Fee: Additional 4,000 yen / person to a cooking class fee above
-Duration is 60-90min. (11am, 12pm, 1pm or 2pm start. Then, cooking class follows.)
-Minimum of 2 guests, maximum of 6 guests per day.
What you can learn in this class:
You will visit Nishiki food market, the kitchen of Kyoto. You will stroll around the market and learn about Japanese ingredients. After that, you will head to my house for the cooking class(additional fee).
Photos and blog by Cynthia
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Time:
-Cooking classes start at 2pm
*One cooking class a day. 4-5 days a week.
To check our availability, please send us a reservation request
-Nishiki food market trip is only available once a week. starts at 12pm.
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Location:
-North east of the Imperial PalaceClick here
*Easy access by bus from both downtown Kyoto and JR Kyoto station.
| -Menus are seasonal and are subject to change. -We organize it so it will be a complete meal(1 soup dish, 2-3 side dishes and a main dish). -Duration is approx. 3-4 hours, depending on the number of guests. -One class a day(We also try to keep it to 1 class type per class to finish everything in time.) |
Reservation: - Click here
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Dear guests,
Hello, I am Taro the owner of Haru Cooking Class -Kyoto-.
You can learn a lot about Japanese culture by learning about Japanese food.
Food plays a big role in our culture.
In Haru Cooking Class -Kyoto-, you will cook Japanese home dishes.
I cannot teach fancy dishes as I am not a professional chef.
However, I do my best to show and explain what Japanese people eat normally.
I thank everybody who come all the way to Japan.
I wish for my guests to finish the class with a deeper understanding of Japan and Japanese people,
not only Japanese food.
If you have not yet decided what to do in Kyoto, please choose Haru Cooking Class.
Please do not hesitate to join the class if you are a beginner cook;
"I just wanted to enter a Japanese home"
"I just wanted to eat Kobe beef"
"I just wanted to eat good vegetarian food"
"I just wanted to meet Haruko"
Any reason is ok, as long as it leads you to the new experience of a fun Japanese cooking!
I look very forward to meeting you!
If you have time before the cooking class, here are some of the things to do around my neighborhood!
Best regards,
Taro Saeki
Haru Cooking Class -Kyoto-
