February 29th - Tastes from Japan at The Cookery School

Junkos "Ichiju-sansai" Cookery Demo

Food in Japan is regarded as an important part of everyday living which traditionally stems from the Buddhist beliefs that cooking and eating are indeed a discipline in themselves. At Zen temples today, meals prepared for monks in training are simple, delicious and of course healthy. They consist of one soup, one side dish, and a bowl of rice. Most Japanese families today prepare similar balanced meals, but include meat and fish as part of their diet too, unlike Buddhist monks, called ‘Ichiju-sansai’. This concept of preparing and planning meals consists of one soup, three side dishes, rice & pickles.

Junko Hamilton, a native of Kyoto Japan, has extensive knowledge and experience of various culinary styles including Japanese, Asian, and more recently Irish. Junko plans to teach us not only how to prepare the foundations of basic Japanese dishes, but will aim to educate us on how ‘what we eat is very much a part of what we become’. 

Junkos Menu:

• Duck in Soy and Port Sauce, with spring onion (Kamo no Kuwa-Yaki)
• Salmon Teriyaki with ginger (Sake no Shouga Teriyaki)
• Spinach with sesame sauce  (Hourennsou no Ohitasi)
• Green beans with sesame sauce
• Daikon salad (Radish Salad)
• Miso soup with seaweed (Wakame no Misosiru)
• Pickeld Chinese Cabagge (Hakusai no Tsukemono)

Other crucial steps to preparing the perfect Japanese meal will be:

• How to cook Japanese rice
• How to make Japanese dashi stock

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Venue:

The Station House Hotel Cookery School, Kilmessan, Co Meath

Date:

Wednesday February 29th at 6.30pm (2 hours)

Cost:

1. €25 - Demonstration Only
2. €45 - Demonstration with Japanese Dinner
3. €75 - 1 & 2 Above + Overnight stay including breakfast

To Book:

Contact The Station House Hotel, Kilmessan, Co Meath
Tel: 046-9025239 or Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)