Mastering the Art of Ramen and Gyoza with an Expert Chef

US$ 125 per person

5.00 (4)

Starting time

9AM

Duration

3.5 hours

Min. participants

1 Participants

Language

English

About

Cookly Originals are curated cooking experiences, where passionate local cooks share traditional recipes and personal stories in intimate, vetted settings.

This is for all the ramen lovers out there! Our classes are hands-on, fun, and very informative. The best way to envision it; it's like a ramen shop work experience right within a fancy restaurant in Central Tokyo - an adventure you won't forget!

Join with a group of people (up to 8) with 2 chefs - both there to teach you about cooking as a whole and the intricacies of ramen and gyoza.

We will make: 2 types of ramen broths; Paitan / Tonkotsu (white soup) and Chintan (clear soup), ramen noodles, chashu (pork belly), ajitamago (ramen eggs), and get the various other toppings ready like the negi, onions, seaweed and narutomaki. You'll have a new appreciation for ramen after our class!

The best part? You'll receive a comprehensive recipe booklet, unveiling the secrets behind restaurant-quality ramen for you to impress your friends at home.

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Schedule

9:00 am: Meet at the restaurant and introduction to ramen and what we will be covering in the class explained by the chef
9:20 am: Broth making - cleaning and breaking bones, ready for the broth!
9:30 am: Ramen noodle debrief and initial preparation of the noodles
9:45 am: Toppings - we begin the preparation of cooking the meat toppings, typically: Chashu, Karaage, and spicy beef mince
10:10 am: Working in rotation: preparing and making Gyoza dumplings alongside rolling and cutting our ramen noodles
11:00 am: Cooking Gyoza, blow torching Chashu, making Ajitamago
11:30: Final preparations; finishing both broths, getting ramen bowls ready with tare, and having all condiments, and toppings ready for final plating.
11:50 am: Final plating of the whole class's ramen - bespoke to each person's preference of how they like their noodles; i.e. soft or hard etc.
12:00 am: Having lunch as a class alongside an optional craft beer or sake!

Included Highlights

Comprehensive Recipe Booklet

Crafting Ramen Delicacies

Experienced Chef Guidance

Newfound Appreciation

Additional Information

Confirmation

You will receive the confirmation of your booking's availability within 24 hours. Once confirmed, please present your booking reference number at the cooking school.

Cancellation

Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity

Traveler Reviews

Verified 5.00 4 reviews

"Amazing hands-on cooking experience"

I participated in two different cooking classes in Japan, and this one was definitely the best. You truly feel like you're learning by doing, rather than just watching a chef demonstrate. You're hands-on throughout the entire class, and Andrew takes the time to explain all the steps and the nuances of Japanese cuisine. I felt like I learned real techniques and am bringing back home useful tricks to cook my own ramen and gyozas. I highly recommend it to everyone who loves to cook!

"Can only recommend!"

It was such a nice experience to go to baba ramen cooking class!! I learned so much while having fun. The energy in the kitchen is warm, welcoming and you can talk with your friends and the chef about the ramen as you go. I feel like I understood and learned every step, even tho you don’t do everything yourself, as you do it with your group. Andrew is a very nice person and excellent teacher! Thank you:) (It was the best ramen we have had in Japan)

"A delightful and engaging activity full of history and know-how"

This was one of the most fun things I did on my recent trip to Japan. Andrew has years of experience working in ramen shops across Japan and rather than preparing everything ahead of time and just plating everything together, which lots of cooking classes do, you actually do 90% of the work from scratch in a real commercial kitchen. You are taught every step of the way from cracking bones to making noodles from scratch. A wonderful way to condense the secrets of modern ramen shops into a package for interested home cooks.

"Amazing!"

This class was so much fun! Andrew does a great job of teaching a complicated process! We learned so much and created every part of the ramen from the broth to the toppings, and the ramen and gyoza was delicious! I highly recommend this class!

Location

101 3 Chome-7-32 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064

Meeting Point

Meeting at the restaurant; Richill in Meguro: 101 3 Chome-7-32 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064

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