Traditional Bento Making Class in Osaka
Learn to pack a beautiful and delicious lunch box filled with classic staple dishes of Japanese home cooking in this fun class in Osaka!
Highlights
2.5 hour Bento Making Class with a cooking instructor
Learn Japanese home cooking tips and techniques
Make several Japanese dishes (see menu)
Arrange a gorgeous, flavorful, and healthy bento
10 meals
Experience Details
It’s colorful, it’s healthy, and it’s delicious! Learn to make a traditional Japanese lunch box during this Bento Making Class. Along the way, you’ll learn the techniques of Japanese home cooking, following traditional Japanese recipes for classic home-cooked dishes. The techniques you’ll learn include marinating, frying, grilling, and simmering. You’ll make simmered squash, a savory-sweet ginger beef, addicting nutty veggies with sesame dressing, the classic Japanese grilled fish, an iconic Japanese rolled omelet, deep-fried shrimp, and two types of onigiri rice balls. This Traditional Bento Making Class uses seasonal ingredients, and as such, the menu might be tweaked a little to accommodate for the best ingredients and flavor.
With the help of a cooking instructor and step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to create these flavorful Japanese dishes in a relaxed environment. Then, you can take home the recipes and make it again at home for your loved ones! They’ll definitely be impressed by the colors, flavors, and textures of this artistically arranged Japanese bento box.
Menu:
-Dashi
-Simmered squash
-Ginger beef in sweetened soy sauce
-Green vegetables with sesame dressing
-Grilled fish
-Dashi-maki (dashi omelet)
-Deep-fried shrimp
-Two types of onigiri rice balls
-Miso soup (served)
-Fruit
Inclusions
All ingredients to make the bento lunch box
All tools and tableware
See menu
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The meeting point will be Felista Horie 401, 1-17-20 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka Please come directly to this building and call 401 on the intercom.
Remarks
Shrimp, egg, beef, and sesame used.
Please note that some dietary restrictions may not be accommodated.
Children under 7 years old cannot join this class.
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
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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