Healthy Japanese Home Cooking Class in Tokyo (Setagaya)
Learn to make a traditional Japanese meal in this sugar-free Tokyo home cooking class! Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and halal-friendly options can be accommodated.
Highlights
Prepare and enjoy a sugar-free traditional Japanese meal with a friendly local cooking instructor who specializes in healthy cooking
Your menu will include Japanese omelet (with vegan or range-free eggs), onigiri (rice balls), a seasonal dish, a soup, and a sweet treat (typically mochi), great for breakfast, lunch or dinner
Learn tips and tricks from your host, Yuka, a cooking instructor specializing in vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free cooking
This cozy cooking class takes place at your host’s home kitchen in Setagaya, a residential neighborhood in Tokyo, around 20 minutes by train from Shibuya
10 meals
Experience Details
Craving an authentic, flavorful breakfast, lunch, or dinner in Tokyo that isn’t packed with sugar? If so, why not make it yourself? In this cozy home cooking class led by Yuka, a cooking instructor specializing in gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian cooking, you can learn to make Japanese staples like onigiri rice balls and rolled omelet using natural and pesticide-free ingredients. What’s more, this class can accommodate several dietary restrictions and be adapted to vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and halal-friendly diets.
You’ll meet Yuka at her home in Setagaya, a quiet residential neighborhood near Shibuya. Upon arrival, Yuka will introduce the recipe and ingredients before you put on your apron and get hands-on cooking an assortment of dishes. You’ll learn about Japanese cooking techniques, differences between ingredients, and recommendations on substituting ingredients when adapting recipes for different dietary restrictions. As a culinary specialist, Yuka selects only natural ingredients free of pesticides.
Sample Menu (exact contents subject to change depending on availability and seasonality):
- Japanese omelet (plant-based or using free-range eggs)
- Seasonal vegetable dish (e.g., seasonal green leaves with sesame sauce)
- Miso soup or osumashi (a Japanese clear soup with seasonal vegetables)
- Onigiri rice balls (made either with white or half-milled rice cooked in a pot instead of a rice cooker)
- Dessert (e.g. mochi)
Inclusions
Ingredients and utensils
Apron rental
Cooking class
Tea or water
Exclusions
Transportation to and from the venue
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Go directly to the venue, located 4 min walk from Oyamadai Station in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please specify so at the time of booking.
Please note that although no gluten is used in the ingredients, the host cannot guarantee that dishes will be free of gluten cross-contamination.
The host can make arrangements to make this class halal-friendly but ingredients are not halal-certified. Please inquire about this option if interested.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
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10 meals
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