Osaka Cooking Class: Tempura & Udon in a 90-Year-Old House
Make an appetizing udon noodle dish topped with crispy tempura in this fun cooking class that promises to deliver authentic Osaka flavors in a renovated 90-year-old townhouse.
Highlights
In this Osaka cooking class, make a delicious and comforting bowl of udon noodles topped with tempura fritters
Make noodles from scratch and knead the dough with your feet! You’ll also learn how to fry tempura to a perfect crisp
Receive a cute souvenir: a pair of chopsticks with an origami holder and mizuhiki decorations
Learn insights about Japanese home cooking from your host
10 meals
+Experience Details
One of Japan's most celebrated noodle dishes, tempura udon combines a bed of chewy, thick udon noodles dipped in a soy sauce broth with a crisp topping of assorted tempura fritters that give it a refreshingly crispy bite. A blissful blend of textures and flavors, this dish is also surprisingly easy to make once you master some basics of Japanese home cooking.
In this cooking class in Osaka, you'll make a classic tempura udon noodle dish with a local host. In the spacious kitchen of a 90-year-old renovated townhouse, you'll start by learning about some of the ingredients and cooking methods to be used before getting hands-on cooking.
You'll make the noodle dough from scratch, which you'll then knead with your feet, an unforgettable experience. Next, you'll dip shrimp and vegetables in tempura batter and deep fry the ingredients until golden crisp. Once ready, you'll assemble your tempura udon dish and get ready to eat!
Enjoy your delicious lunch with your host, sharing insights on Japanese culture and cuisine. You'll receive a cute chopstick set with an origami paper holder and mizuhiki decorations to remember the experience. Who knows, you might use the chopsticks to eat tempura udon next time you recreate the recipe you learned in this class!
Inclusions
Ingredients and utensils to make tempura udon
Take-home recipes
An English-speaking guide
Souvenir: a pair of chopsticks in origami holders and mizuhiki decorations
Exclusions
Transportation to and from the venue
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The cooking class venue is a 5 minute walk from Matsuyamachi Station in Osaka, which is about 10 minutes by train from Higashi-Umeda Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Please don’t wear strong perfume or cologne.
Guests are required to take their shoes off to enter the venue.
Participants under the age of 6 can participate as part of a private booking. Please specify the number of children upon booking.
If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please specify so at the time of booking.
There are steps in the studio.
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.
Experience Location
Osaka Prefecture is the birthplace of Kansai-style okonomiyaki and many classic Japanese street foods. Centered around Osaka (the prefectural capital), the clash of trade, traditions, and modern technologies contributes to the dynamic energy of this prefecture overlooking Osaka Bay.
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10 meals
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