Tofu Workshop at a Traditional Storehouse in Yamagata City
During this gastronomic workshop in Yamagata City, you’ll learn how to make tofu from scratch, using Yamagata soybeans.
Highlights
Learn how to make tofu from start to finish
Be guided by a local English-speaking instructor, using the freshest ingredients, all from Yamagata!
Enjoy a delicious lunch that highlights local soybean products
10 meals
Experience Details
For this tofu-making workshop, your teacher will be Mrs. Horikawa, who will welcome you into her family’s traditional Japanese storehouse, which has been in her family for generations. She runs several different workshops here, spreading her knowledge of traditional tofu-making, among other crafts.
Horikawa-san will guide you through each step of the tofu-making process, from boiling to blending to filtering, and finally pressing tofu into its final form.
During this tofu workshop, no ingredients are wasted, in keeping with typical Japanese culinary practices. Even the leftover soybean product, which is filtered out during the tofu-making process, will be used to make one of the dishes for the meal that follows the workshop.
After your tofu-making experience, you’ll be rewarded with a lunch with Mrs. Horikawa, featuring locally-made soybean products. As she speaks English and prepares English hand-outs, joining this workshop is a great way to learn more about Japanese food culture and your wonderful host. Feel free to ask Horikawa-san questions about Japanese cooking, her hometown, and other ideas for where to travel in Yamagata!
What You Get
Good To Know
- Please let us know if you have any allergies or dietary restrictions
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
This program is run in a small storehouse behind a Japanese home in Tokamachi, Yamagata. Please meet Mrs. Horikawa in front of the Japan Post Office marked in the map. The walk to her home is only 1 minute from there. An address and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
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
While the Zao Onsen ski resort is the major winter attraction of Yamagata, the prefecture offers activities year-round, from hiking the mountainous surrounds and discovering tree-shrouded temples, to soothing hot spring retreats, and even a large-scale human chess tournament in the spring!
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10 meals
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