Culinary Arts
Spring Okazu Dinner: Japanese Small Plates
Build a traditional meal with five dishes that celebrate Japanese seasonal cooking.
Member$125.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Guest$148.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Sun, 4/20/2025 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Sun, 4/20/2025
About
Create five okazu, the diverse and delicious dishes that are built around rice and miso soup in a traditional Japanese meal. After cooking, we’ll sit down to eat together, creating Japanese place settings with our seasonal menu.
Learn how to select a menu of okazu — what goes together, what does not — and how to apply the ancient principles of washoku cooking to a modern kitchen. You’ll make homemade dashi from local Lummi Island kombu, and learn how to work with the umami sauce that infuses much of Japanese cuisine. You'll cook in all five traditional methods of Japanese cooking — yakimono, mushimono, agemono, namamono, nimono — as you put together a beautiful meal welcoming the new season.
Dinner will include rice, miso soup, tsukemono (sakura daikon and carrots), sake pairing, and green tea. Take home recipes to start building your own seasonal okazu repertoire.
On the menu
- Crispy Asparagus Okaki
- Ume Marinated Tomatoes over Lemon Shira-ae
- Sake Poached Salmon with Sizzling Spring Onions
- Chawanmushi (savory egg custard cups) with Shrimp and Shiitake
- Yaki Satsuma-imo (sweet potato)
Details
- Omnivores will enjoy this menu, which may change slightly depending on ingredient availability.
- BARN's kitchen facility regularly uses ingredients known to the FDA as major allergens. This class uses eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, and soybeans.
Allergies and dietary restrictions
BARN's Kitchen is not allergen-free. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, each time you register for a Culinary Arts class, please check with the studio by filling out this form to see if your restrictions can be accommodated. We can't guarantee to fulfill your request but please ask! Because allergies and dietary restrictions change over time, we don't store your allergy/dietary restriction information.Materials
A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers everything you'll need.
Class Policies
- You must wear closed-to shoes in the studio. Tie back long hair.
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz
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