Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience in Historic Kyoto Home

English/Chinese/Japanese
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1hr 15min - 1hr 30min Duration
85-1 Itsutsuji-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
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  • Discover the secret of Japanese flavor through authentic dashi and umami tasting
  • Try hand-shaving dried bonito, a rare traditional Japanese technique
  • Make miso soup and onigiri using freshly prepared dashi
  • Enjoy a small-group experience in a quiet Kyoto home in Nishijin, with an optional visit to a 150-year-old machiya

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Umami & Dashi Tasting Experience

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£ 44.25

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What to expect

Discover the heart of Japanese cuisine through dashi, the essential broth behind many traditional dishes.

In this hands-on experience in Kyoto, you will explore the world of umami, the unique flavor that defines Japanese food. Learn about key ingredients such as kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes), and try shaving bonito flakes using a traditional tool.

Taste different types of dashi (broth) and see how small changes in ingredients create different flavors. Using freshly prepared dashi, you will make simple dishes like miso soup and onigiri (rice balls) - recipes you can recreate at home.

The experience takes place in a quiet Kyoto neighborhood, with an optional visit to a 150-year-old traditional machiya house.

Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Try hand-shaving dried bonito flakes, a traditional Japanese technique
Try hand-shaving dried bonito flakes, a traditional Japanese technique
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Learn how umami deepens when flavors are combined
Learn how umami deepens when flavors are combined
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Taste different types of broth and learn how umami changes
Taste different types of broth and learn how umami changes
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Make simple Japanese dishes like miso soup and onigiri using freshly prepared dashi
Make simple Japanese dishes like miso soup and onigiri using freshly prepared dashi
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Small group experience in a quiet local home in Kyoto’s Nishijin district
Small group experience in a quiet local home in Kyoto’s Nishijin district
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit
Kyoto Dashi & Umami Tasting Experience + Traditional Machiya Visit

Good to know

  • For children under 12, we kindly ask you book a private option
  • The experience is mainly conducted in English. If all participants on the day speak Japanese or
  • Chinese, we may offer the experience in that language upon request, depending on availability
  • Please inform us in advance about dietary needs (vegetarian / halal) Prayer space available
  • The space is a traditional Japanese room; seating is on the floor

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