Have you ever had Okonomiyaki ? Okonomiyaki is the Japanese style savory pancake. We usually put cabbage, spring onion, egg, tempura batter, shrimp and bacon etc.

There are two kinds of Okonomiyaki in Japan. They are Osaka-style and Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki. In my class, I teach Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki since it’s more fun and you need to do more flipping! (Don’t worry! I can teach Osaka-style Okonomiyaki if you request.)

And this stainless spatula called “Okoshi-gane” is the MUST item to enjoy Okonomiyaki. What is interesting about this tool is that this can be both knife and spoon. So, you can cut Okonomiyaki into bite-size pieces and scoop it. Would you like to try using it? Come and join our Okonomiyaki & Gyoza class !

On 5th of May, we celebrate Children’s Day (Boys’ Festival) in Japan. It is called Children’s day but families with a boy put up carp streamers and display doll warriors, armor and war helmet decorations and similar and offerings to the gods, with Chimaki (cake wrapped in bamboo leaves) and Kashiwa-mochi (rice cake wrapped in oak leaves).

Since I have a younger brother so my mother used to put iris leaves in a bath tub. By taking a bath to which the leaves and roots of this plant are added, people hoped that noxious vapors would be driven out from the body and their children would have sound health.

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Do you know this tool? What do you guess?
I am sure some of you saw this tool in the kitchen.

This is an egg piercer. I use this tool during the Ramen & Gyoza class. With using this gadget…

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My kitchen renovation is done!

Special thanks to Humming Design (http://www.humming-design.com/) & Kasumi kensetsu (http://www.kasumi-k.co.jp/)!!

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YJC started offering the Lesson Voucher comes with 4 tickets!

This voucher comes with 4 tickets and you can use anytime within 6 months. This might be perfect for expats living in Japan, or great gift to your friends/family studying or working in Japan etc. For more information, please send a message to us! Thank you.

P.S. Special thanks for talented illustrator Ericca😘

New Ramen bowls have added in my cooking class! 
Those are one of my favorite Japanese ceramics called “Mino-yaki”.

New items are added for the home-style Ramen & Gyoza course!
This tools is usually for restaurants but I use in my cooking class. So, I don’t shake the noodles over the floor but over the pot!  It’s such a handy tool so I use this strainer to boil vegetables. To cook home meals (especially small portion for my son), this strainer is good to go! 

I got the new machine to make homemade noodles at home!!

I usually buy the noodles at supermarket but I’ve always wanted to be picky for noodles (as well 😋)!!!With using this machine, you can make various noodles like pasta, udon, ramen, soba etc. What is more, you can make the Gyoza pastry, too!!! Woooo, that’s plus!👍🏻

So, I made the Ramen from the scratch! 🍜 The process to make the ramen was so easy and simple! Here we go!!

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