Workshop Making Miyagi's Healthy Noodle Dish and Sweets with the Local Mom

【OUTLINE】

This is a workshop you can make Miyagi's local dishes of 'Zunda-mochi' and 'Suppoko.' You will be taught by Fukuhara-san, known as the local Mom. She speaks only in Japanese, but she tries to communicate with you using gestures. Zunda-mochi is a local sweet of rice cake covered in sweetened mashed green soybeans. It is popular with locals in Miyagi, and also throughout Japan. Suppoko is a vegetarian home cooking inherited from generation to generation in the Tohoku Region. Warm-up your body with Suppoko, a soup with vegetables, fried tofu, and 'umen' noodles.

【HIGHLIGHTS】

• Learn the genuine local cooking inherited from generation to generation in Japanese families 
• Learn the recipe and make it at home 
• Enjoy communication with the local people 
• Cook with everybody and eat freshly made dishes for lunch 
• Children are welcome to join!

【SCHEDULE】

Meet up at Nishi-Furukuawa Community Center → wash hands and get ready → cooking workshop → tasting →clean up → disband

【DETAILS】

Miyagi Prefecture is the gateway to the Tohoku Region in northern Japan. The prefecture contributed to spreading popular gourmet meals to the metropolitan area. In this cooking workshop held in Miyagi, you can make and eat 'Zunda-mochi' and 'Suppoko,' two of the healthy local dishes. Zunda refers to mashed green soybeans that have a fresh green color and refined sweetness. It is often used to coat mochi (rice cake) and also topped on bread or cakes, regardless of Western and Japanese sweets. Green soybean has low carbohydrate, low calories, but has many isoflavones, folic acid, and minerals. It helps women to maintain their health and beauty.

'Suppoko,' one of the homemade meals in the Tohoku Region, is noodles cooked with seasonal vegetables and fried tofu in a soup. In Miyagi, a local specialty 'umen' noodles are used for Suppoko. Umen noodles are not fried in oil in the manufacturing process. You can take much fiber and protein derived from the vegetables and soybeans. Warm-up your frozen body in winter with the local specialty, Suppoko.

In this cooking workshop, you will learn a recipe made by Fukuhara-san, who is popular with people as a local Mom. You will feel as if you were a member of the family while enjoying communication with the locals in Miyagi. The time is sure to last in your memory for long. Learn the recipe at the workshop, and make the dishes when you are back home. Your family and friends will be happy to eat rare dishes from Japan. The comfort dishes from Miyagi you cook will make your mind and body warm. Have an enjoyable time with your sweetheart, friends, and family.

【THINGS TO NOTE】

• Time：180 minutes
• Meeting point：Nishi-Furukawa-chiku Community Center
  202, Ujiko, Furukawa Hoyanagi, Osaki-shi, Miyagi-ken  989-6213
• Access：
  From Tokyo, take Tohoku Shinkansen and alight at Furukawa Station → Take JR Rikuu East Line for Naruko Onsen and alight at Nishi-Furukawa Station
  A 10-minute walk from Nishi-Furukawa Station
• Language support：Japanese
• Included：Material fees for Zunda-mochi and Suppoko
• Participation requirements：
  ・Aged 7 or over to take part in the cooking class
  ・Those who are not allergic to wheat and soybean
  
• Free Wi-Fi：X
• Toilet (Japanese/Western-style)：〇
• Other things to note：If you have any food allergies or restrictions, please tell us at the time of booking.

【CANCELLATION POLICY】

7 to 4 days in advance: 40% of the tour price
3 to 2 days in advance: 60% of the tour price
The day before/on the day of the tour: 100% of the tour price
※Right after the online settlement is made, a cancellation fee of 10% will be incurred
   in case of cancellation.
※The cancellation fee includes handling charges.