New items are added for the home-style Ramen & Gyoza course!
This tools is usually for restaurants but I use in my cooking class. So, I don’t shake the noodles over the floor but over the pot! 
It’s such a handy tool so I use this strainer to boil vegetables. To cook home meals (especially small portion for my son), this strainer is good to go! 
I got the new machine to make homemade noodles at home!!
I usually buy the noodles at supermarket but I’ve always wanted to be picky for noodles (as well 😋)!!!With using this machine, you can make various noodles like pasta, udon, ramen, soba etc. What is more, you can make the Gyoza pastry, too!!! Woooo, that’s plus!👍🏻
So, I made the Ramen from the scratch! 🍜 The process to make the ramen was so easy and simple! Here we go!!
New roof top light has come to our classroom!
(Yes, we are always working on giving the precious and memorable cooking class experience to our guests! 🍙😉)
New Japanese knives added ! This is a GLOBAL knife made in Japan
*i will put the link written in English! http://globalknives.uk/
Can you guess what it is?
Ajitama (味玉) is one of the most important toppings for ramen. The longer it is soaked in the marinade, the more flavor it will be added. The half-boiled egg is also a key flavor enhancer. There are a variety of recipes available, but this time I will introduce ajitama, which can be made with only four ingredients.
This is Rice mold called “Koji”, one of the important and secret ingredient for making basic Japanese seasonings like Soy sauce, Miso, Sake, Rice vinegar and Mirin.
This is a perfect timing to start/prepare for something new!
So I bought the Japanese beckoning cat called “Maneki-neko” for the first time.
Maneki-neko is an ornamental beckoning cat. It is usually made of clay which is often found in restaurants and shops in Japan. (Well, I now have a cat and *real* dogs at home! 
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It is believed that the cat with right arm up, it brings money. And the cat with left arm up, it is believed that it brings visitors and customers. At the Maneki-neko shop in Yanaka area, I bought the traditional design one. Because I thought traditional design appeals to the guest from abroad and also I felt that this cat has nice face!
I also have another Maneki-neko! I should say Modern style Maneki-neko!! My friend Ericca, who is an illustrator created the special Maneki-neko for YJC. This cat wears the YJC’s original apron! (I am sure many of you have wore this apron in the class! 
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How cute is that!!! I LOVE them all!!!
I got Japanese traditional masterpiece “Kumade” at the famous shrine. During the Edo period, people started decorating Kumade with good luck charms and selling them at shrines, to help “raking in” success, wealth, safety and happiness. This will definitely bring good luck and many Japanese food & culture lovers this year!
This Kumade goes well with two sake barrels from Tatenokawa, the only sake company producing pure premium sake in Japan.
Come to my home/kitchen studio and find where they are in the classroom!
