Welcome to this course! I‘m Fumiyo Okamoto, the owner and chief instructor of a Japanese cooking class for foreign visitors around Osaka, "Sakura Cook".

What you will learn in this course are several types of Japanese Ramen and Gyoza / dumplings. You will make all the dishes from scratch. The cooking techniques you will learn in this course are not easy, but after mastering them you will have a great sense of accomplishment.

Also, the recipes marked with an asterisk (*) in this course are vegan and vegetarian friendly.

What you learn about Ramen

• 3 types of noodles (basic Thin straight noodles*, Thin wavy egg noodles, Thick straight black sesame noodles*)

• 5 kinds of toppings (Char siu /Seasoned cooked pork, Ajitama /Seasoned boiled egg, spicy Ebi /shrimp, boiled Chingensai /Bok choy*, and steamed Yasai /Vegetables*)

• 3 kinds of broth and soup (soy sauce flavored soup with pork broth, salt flavored soup with shrimp broth, Miso flavored soup with Kombu /kelp broth*)

• How to boil the noodles and dish up.

What you learn about Gyoza

• Two types of wrappers* (round and rectangular)

• Two types of filling (vegetables with pork, vegetables with mushrooms*)

• Two ways of folding Gyoza and cooking method.

• Tare /dipping sauce

In this course, each section is independent, so you can start learning from the recipe you want to make.

The lists of ingredients are available to download as PDF files. They will help you to cook again on your own after finishing this course.

Now, let’s start!