Japanese Cooking Online with Aiko

Since Aiko can’t physically welcome you into her home, she wants to do so virtually!

Our online classes are designed to be special, meaningful opportunities to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like our real life experiences. We want you to cook along, and we promise there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and stories. It will all end with a virtual dinner party where you'll get to share in the fruits of your labor, apart, but together!

In this 2.5 hour interactive online experience Aiko will guide you through making three of her family recipes. During your class, you'll prepare Aiko's okonomyaki (savory pancakes with vegetables, shrimp, or squid) and namasu (refreshing carrot and radish salad). Then you'll learn how to make yamitsuki (Japanese "addiction" cabbage seasoned with sesame oil and garlic).

Shopping List for This Class

• 1 cup Okonomiyaki flour (or 1 cup all purpose flour)
• 2 LB (900 g) Taiwanese cabbage, flathead cabbage, or green cabbage
• 1/2 ounce bonito flakes—Kathuo bushi
• 4-8 pieces raw shrimp or raw squid
• 2 scallions
• 1/3 pound piece Korean radish or daikon
• 1 large carrot
• Any Veg. oil
• 4 teaspoons okonomiyaki sauce (or A1 sauce)
• 2 teaspoons kewpie mayonnaise (or any type of mayonnaise)
• 1/4 ounce (7 g) garlic (about 2 medium cloves)
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• Salt
• Bits of fried tempura batter —Tenkasu (optional)
• ¼ teaspoon kombu powder-Kobu cha (optional)
• Red Pickled Ginger -kizami beni shoga (optional)