11 Feb 2024 (Sun) 15:30
180 minutes
£125 per person
Sorry, this class is fully booked.

Black Cod, Tempura and Japanese Home Cooking

If you want to learn the Japanese home cooking, this class is for you.
During the class, you will make 6 iconic dishes.

The highlight of the half-day class is undoubtedly Black Cod. It is probably the most expensive fish on the menu in Japanese restaurant, the price could be as much as £45 a portion. The legendary restaurant NOBU made it famous for its intense aroma and melt in mouth texture, it's buttery and rich flavor enhanced by the sweet miso marinade has captured the heart of so many food-lovers all over the globe. During the class you learn how to prepare and marinade the fish, and how to cook to its perfection. As marination takes 2-3 days, you will prepare and marinade a slice of black cod to take home and cook in your own time. As for your dinner, we will cook the pre-marinated black cod with you, so you will taste the fish with your lunch. You get 2 black cods!!

You will also prepare and cook the following dishes:

Ginger rice with sake and miso
Spinach with tofu and sesame
Japanese dashi omelette
Vegetable kakiage tempura
Miso soup

At the end of the class, you will enjoy a full meal you have created, assisted by a great sip of sake or your choice of drink.

INSTRUCTOR

Akemi Yokoyama

Akemi Yokoyama has a background in Japanese food provenance, nurtured from her Father, who along with his family foraged and fished throughout the Island of Hokkaido. She is now a Japanese food specialist, chef, presenter and writer based in London. Her regular Japanese cookery classes at Sozai have received very favourable reviews in the UK’s national media, including Time Out and The Telegraph. She has also appeared on the popular TV programmes, C4’s Sunday Brunch and CBBC's Saturday Mash-Up, teaching the presenters how to make sushi. She is also an in demand private chef. She has cooked for celebrities including Tina Turner and Rina Sawayama.

She demonstrates authentic Japanese cooking in the UK and Europe at many diverse events, and she regularly works with the Japanese government’s related organizations promoting Japanese cuisine and sake to the media and public. Her latest culinary interests include all aspects of fermentation and flavour experimentation across multiple food cultures. .

Akemi is a member of the Japanese Culinary Academy UK, is a certified miso sommelier. She has judged Sake category at International Wine Challenge in 2020/2021/2022.

REVIEWS
by James
Essential Ramen - Ramen Level 1
Simply awesome!

Amazing atmosphere, amazing guidance, and just really good fun. Plus, you get to eat your ramen at the end of the class. What more can you ask for? Highly recommended.

13 Nov 2023
by Marcus
Roll & Roll Sushi Class
Wonderful introduction to sushi

As a long-time eater, but first time maker, I found this class incredibly informative. Akemi took the time to explain the intricacies and techniques to make proper sushi rice with a really clear method. Some of it can be quite cumbersome (compared to just chucking it all into a cooker) but at the end when you get to eat the sushi you made - you can taste why. The class focused on techniques to roll and prepare four kinds of sushi. I made a few mistakes but Akemi was kind and patient enough to correct me. There was an additional bonus at the end, and we were gifted a sushi-making kit which was a lovely surprise. I really recommend the class, it was straightforward and Akemi is really knowledgeable. For example, we were told the history behind why Japanese measuring cups are 180ml and where to source proper fish in London.

06 Nov 2023
by Sharon
Black Cod, Tempura and Japanese Home Cooking
Ms

Akemi is the most wonderful host and chef and wonderfully assisted by Angela.

Akemi is so knowledgeable and approachable. The class was interactive and we made 6 authentic Japanese dishes ( miso cod, Japanese omelette, miso soup, vegetable tempura, ginger and mushroom rice and my personal favourite spinach and tofu.

I would thoroughly recommend !

31 Oct 2023
by Jessica
Essential Ramen - Ramen Level 1
Best ramen in London!

I highly enjoyed the experience and learn a lot of very useful tips. The venue is very warm and welcoming. Everything is clean and most of all, the food is delicious.
Sincerely, thank you to the chef Akemi! It is the best ramen I ate in London. I cannot wait to cook it for my boyfriend.

16 Oct 2023
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