Market Tour and Cooking Lesson in Takayama in a Renovated Historical Building
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Market Tour and Cooking Lesson in Takayama in a Renovated Historical Building
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Market Tour and Cooking Lesson in Takayama in a Renovated Historical Building

4 h
Class
About this activity
Meet together at the cooking studio, and then you will walk to the Miyagawa morning market to source some fresh vegetables and edible wild plants. Your host will show you how to select fresh, ripe produce and you will get to see some ingredients you may not be familiar with. Midori strongly believes that nothing is more precious and luxurious than using seasonal and fresh vegetables and she is excited to share some of these with you during your market visit and meal preparation.

Midori has a beautiful cooking studio set up in a historic building in Takayama that looks like a typical Japanese kitchen. All the tools and utensils used in the kitchen and dining area are part of Midori’s prized collection of antique cooking equipment, many of the pieces of which are over 100 years old.

After the market visit you will join Midori in the kitchen to cook a traditional Japanese meal. You will start your experience with a taste test of various miso pastes made in different regions around Japan. You will then go on to make your own miso soup, always a staple in Japanese homes, using some of the miso you tasted. You will also learn to make a variety of other dishes together, which might include shiitake mushrooms stuffed with chicken, prawns and seasoned with a salted rice malt, and maki sushi (sushi roll), using a variety of local and seasonal ingredients. You also might snack on a variety of different vegetables; in the Takayama region it is typical to enjoy steamed vegetables bought fresh from the morning market and served with a little or no dressing, so as to celebrate the vegetables' original flavor and freshness. After cooking you will feast on the delicious food you helped prepare. The dining room is traditional in style, and you can expect to sit on cushions on the floor in a raised dining area. 

Pass By: Miyagawa Morning Market, Shimosannomachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0841, Japan

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Included
  • Lunch
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • Local host
  • Gratuities
  • Private market tour and cooking class with your host Midori
Not included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Midori does not speak fluent English, so her friend Sanae or another English-speaking person will be present to help translate for her.
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Tourism
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Food
80%
Cultural
75%
Original
50%
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