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Welcome to “YUCa’s Japanese Cooking”,
a cooking class in Tokyo.

Chef and recipe creator YUCa will guide you through the art of
Simple, easy and delicious Japanese food to you!

The best cooking class in Japan 2018 - 2021 by TripAdvisor! See more detail.

Sakura Mochi

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Sakura Mochi (桜餅) is a Japanese confectionery associated with cherry blossoms and is made by wrapping rice cake sweets in cherry leaves. This wagashi is made with a special flour called domyoji flour and steamed to give it a unique texture.

There are two types of what are called “sakura mochi,” one invented in the Kanto region and spread mainly in eastern Japan, and the other invented in the Kansai region and spread throughout Japan.

Although it is a confectionary eaten year-round, today it has become one of the essential sweets for the Dolls’ Festival, partly because it is colored pink to resemble cherry blossoms with food red, as the name implies.

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Recipe : Goma-shio Onigiri

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In this recipe video, I will introduce how to make Goma-shio Onigiri (Black sesame seeds and salt rice balls). Onigiri is a rice ball with various fillings and toppings. This recipe calls for commercial sesame salt, but you can substitute homemade sesame salt by mixing black sesame seeds and salt.

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Recipe : Dango (Kushi Dango)

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Dango (団子) is a Japanese dumpling made from rice flour mixed with uruchi rice flour and glutinous rice flour. Dango is usually finished round shaped, three to five dango are often served on a skewer (skewered dango pieces called kushi-dango (串団子).
In this recipe, I make three kinds dango; Mitarashi dango, Yomogi dango and An-dango. Mitarashi dango are coated with a sauce made with soy sauce, sugar and potato starch. Yomogi dango are made of aromatic herb yomogi mixed in the dough and has beautiful green color. An-dango are made of plain dango with red bean paste on top.
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Tokyo Guide : Kappabashi Dogugai

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Kappabashi Dogugai (合羽橋道具街) is the largest cooking tool district in Japan, located adjacent to the Asakusa area.

Established in the Taisho era (1912-1926), Kappabashi Dogugai developed as a wholesale district for cooking utensils, tableware, and other items for the restaurant industry, and is now lined with nearly 200 stores, making it a tourist attraction visited by people from Japan and abroad.

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Recipe : Mayonnaise Dips

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In this recipe video, I will show you how to make Japanese-style Mayonnaise Dip. To add a Japanese twist, I use wasabi and shichimi (seven peppers). In addition, rock salt and sea salt are used as secret seasonings. Please check the proper use of those salts. Don’t forget to check out my three recommended tips. Enjoy this recipe video and give it a try!

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Recipe : Tamagoyaki (Japanese Omelette/Egg Roll) with Mayonnaise

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Tamagoyaki (Japanese Omelette/Egg Roll) is one of Japan’s unique egg dishes. Usually, tamagoyaki is a little sweet with sugar. In this recipe, however, the sweetness is reduced by adding homemade mayonnaise.

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Recipe : Japanese Mayonnaise

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Japanese mayonnaise gives the impression of having a slightly sweet taste and a light, smooth texture on the tongue. The key to the flavor of Japanese mayonnaise is the use of rice vinegar, Japanese mustard and sugar. For the oil, I use rice oil, which we chose as a health-conscious choice.

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Recipe : Chirashizushi (Chirashi Sushi)

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The 3rd of March is the traditional and representative spring event day called “Hinamatsuri” in Japan. In this video, I introduce how to make 2 kinds Chirashizushi (Scattered sushi). One for adults with using fresh seafoods and the other for kids with using cooked ingredients.

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Recipe : Cup Chirashi Sushi (Chirashizushi)

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An important spring event is the Dolls’ Festival called “Hinamatsuri”. For the Dolls’ Festival, people usually eat Chirashi-zushi, a sushi dish made with fresh seafood and other ingredients. However, it is a little difficult for children to eat, so I made cup sushi using ingredients that are fun to look at and easy for children to eat.

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Recipe : 3 Eggless Japanese Desserts

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In this recipe video, I will show you how to make 3 “No Egg” Japanese sweets; Soy Milk Pudding, Wheat Gluten (Fu) Rusk and Tofu & Kinako Cookies. Those sweets are also “No Milk” and “No Gelatin”, so I think those are great snacks for kids as well!

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