Tokyo Cooking: Make Tempura & Enjoy Nagashi Somen Noodles
Tokyo Cooking: Make Tempura & Enjoy Nagashi Somen Noodles
10 meals
This home cooking class near Shibuya will teach you the secrets and skills to make perfectly crispy tempura to enjoy with nagashi somen (noodles flowing through a bamboo pipe).
Highlights
Fry fresh tempura with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms with a friendly host in her cozy and charming Japanese home
Enjoy nagashi somen, Japan’s classic “flowing noodles” dish
Great location: The instructor’s home is in Sangenjaya, only 15 minutes by direct train from Shibuya Station
This is a private cooking class! Use this experience as an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of Japanese food as you chat with your host.
10 meals
Experience Details
From its humble street food origins to achieving high-class status in luxury restaurants, tempura has become an essential dish in Japanese cuisine. Its crispy fried batter adds the perfect crunch to any ingredient, especially vegetables and mushrooms, and complements many noodle dishes.
While some chefs train for years to achieve the perfect techniques, you'll learn how to whip up tempura in just a few hours with your lovely host, Sakura. Patient and professional, Sakura has shared her deep knowledge and appreciation of wagashi (traditional Japanese confectionery) and Japanese cuisine with hundreds of students from across the world.
After an overview of the recipes, you'll get started cooking. Tempura frying may seem easy, but it requires attention to detail and the right techniques to achieve a perfect batter that's neither too oily nor too soft.
Once you've made your tempura, you'll experience a homestyle nagashi somen meal. Nagashi somen, or "flowing noodles" is a cold noodle dish that is popular to cool off with during the warm summer months, and is fun to enjoy all year long. The white wheat noodles are dipped in tsuyu sauce and usually topped with cucumber and mushrooms for an invigorating, refreshing meal. While it's traditional to let the noodles flow down long bamboo slides for diners to deftly pick up with chopsticks, you'll experience a more compact version at your instructor's home.
Once your food is ready, take photos and dig in!
Experience flow:
- Arrive at the venue and greet your instructor, Sakura
- Recipe introduction
- Make tempura
- Prepare nagashi somen
- Take lots of photos and dig into your delicious food
What You Get
Good To Know
- To give your host enough time to prepare for the experience, please avoid arriving more than 10 minutes before the experience start time.
- Children over 4 years of age are welcome to participate
- The instructor’s house has stairs, so unfortunately this experience is not wheelchair accessible
- Please note that the host owns a dog. If you are not comfortable with dogs, please tell the host in advance. This experience is not recommended for those with dog allergies.
- Please note that all participants, including accompanying guests, are required to book the experience in order to join.
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Go directly to the instructor’s home, located 7 min on foot from Sangenjaya Station, or 15 min by train from Shibuya Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 72 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
