Vegetarian Bento-Making Class in Kanagawa
Make vegan karaage, Japanese omelets, onigiri and other lunch staples in this vegetarian bento-making class in Kanagawa! Pick up some kitchen skills you can replicate after returning home.
Highlights
Learn how to make a classic Japanese bento using vegan and vegetarian ingredients.
Spend quality time in a real Japanese home, learning the ins and outs of Japanese home cooking.
Sagamiono is conveniently located near Machida; it’s an easy starting point if you’re heading to Enoshima or Kamakura, or Hakone further south.
10 meals
Experience Details
Bento boxes were originally used to transport food to one’s outdoor job. They began as simple food containers, used to carry rice and other foods around, but during the Edo Period (1603–1868), they bento became a convenient way to carry food to school, work, excursions and other places and usually had different compartments to keep the food separate. Today, bento boxes are omnipresent in Japan; populating convenience stores, train stations, schools, offices, hanami parties and other occasions.
At this exciting yet intimate experience, you’ll get the chance to learn how to prepare delicious plant-based food from an expert group of mothers and grandmothers who have a wealth of experience in cooking. Your time in Kanagawa will begin with a simple lesson on useful and easy-to-learn Japanese for traveling.
After that, you will then learn about authentic Japanese home cooking from women who have had culinary knowledge passed down to them from generation to generation. One highlight of this experience is the opportunity to learn how to make plant-based karaage (Japanese fried “chicken”), egg omelet with a special Japanese pan, onigiri, konnyaku kinpira, spinach with sesame paste, green salad and miso soup. Upon finishing your bento, go ahead and eat your tasty homemade meal!
Inclusions
Ingredients to make your Japanese bento
Japanese lesson sheet with useful phrases and vocabulary for your trip
Water and tea
Exclusions
Transportation to and from the meeting point.
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The meeting point will be near Sagami-Ono Station. More details and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
This cooking class cannot accommodate guests with food allergies. Please refrain from participating if you have any food allergies or sensitivities.
Please refrain from attending if you have a cold, stomachache, or other health problems.
The class is held on the second floor of a detached house. Please refrain from partaking in this experience if you have difficulty climbing stairs. This experience is not wheelchair accessible.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 2 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Nestled below the bustling city of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture is as diverse in its environment as its food is delicious; Kanagawa offers Chinese street food and craft beer in Yokohama and fresh seafood from Kamakura and Enoshima, as well as natural beauty and mountainous produce in the hot spring town of Hakone near the base of Mount Fuji.
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10 meals
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