Experience Details
If you enjoy playing with your food, this is the cooking class for you! Kazarimaki sushi (decorative sushi rolls) are sushi rolls that consist of rice wrapped in nori (seaweed) with have a design in the center made out of various ingredients or colored rice! In this Kyoto Decorative Sushi Cooking Class, you will learn to make decorative sushi! They’re almost too photogenic to eat (but you won’t have to struggle too much with eating them, because decorative sushi is also delicious)! They’re the perfect treat to learn to impress friends and family or to spruce up your Instagram feed.
As you enjoy refreshments, you’ll hear an introduction to the art of decorative sushi. Then, your cooking instructor will teach you to make perfectly seasoned sushi rice and roll your decorative sushi! The host will also take photos for you during the class, which will be sent to your email afterward. You’ll also take home a recipe book and your new sushi skills!
Vegetarians and vegans are welcome to join! The decorative sushi uses rice vinegar, sugar, sesame, vegetable, and nori (seaweed). To color the rice, all-natural plant pigments are used. The red pigment is made from fermented red rice, blue is extracted from algae, orange is extracted from Japanese mustard, and green/yellow comes from the gardenia fruit. You can be assured that with all-natural ingredients, your decorative sushi will be just as wholesome as it is delicious!
Inclusions
All ingredients necessary to make decorative sushi rolls
Water
Recipe booklet
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The cooking class takes place in a traditional Japanese style house where teacher lives in.
Address will be shared upon booking confirmation.
It is located just a 2-minute walk from Nijo Castle and 10 min from Karasuma Oike Station (Tozai Line & Karasuma Line, Kyoto Municipal Subway).
Remarks
Please come to the class 5 minutes before the start time to change into traditional Japanese clothes
Please wear or bring socks. There are also socks available for purchase (500 yen).
All participants aged 12 and over, including accompanying adults, are required to book the experience in order to join.
Groups of guests aged 15 or under can only participate with an accompanying adult.
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.
Read more