I am back to show everyone how to make a simple and healthy Japanese home dish – Carrot & Mushroom Seasoned Rice! About this Event Takikomi Gohan is a Japanese dish consisting of seasoned rice cooked with vegetables such as carrots, burdock roots, and sometimes chicken and konnyaku (a jelly made from a type of potato). Ingredients used for takikomi gohan differs from house to house and region to region. As November is the main mushroom season across Canada, Vancouver-based cooking instructor Kimiko of Kimiko’s Kitchen will be teaching us how to make Carrot & Mushroom Takikomi Gohan usi ..read more

Onigiri (rice ball) is a Japanese food made from steamed white rice formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes, and often wrapped in nori (seaweed) which is then filled with various ingredients, such as bbq salmon, pickled umeboshi (plum), katsuobushi (bonito flakes) and more. On September 26th, Saturday, I am instructing on how to make onigiri in three flavours: Tuna Mayonnaise, Ham & Corn, and Walnut & Miso (Vegan). We’ll use ingredients that you can easily get from your local supermarkets. You’ll learn: What is onigiri? The basics of rice: a variety of rice and their properties H ..read more

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