Kura-cooking in March

The keyword in March was Sakura (Cherry blossoms)

We used a lot of salt marinated cherry flowers and leaves in Japanese cooking and afternoon tea making classes.

We also made original miso.

The flower of the day was Sakura, welcome drink was Chinese quince honey tea which was good for sore throat because of pollen allergy or cold. I made it last summer using the Chinese quince from my garden.

≪Let’s enjoy Japanese cooking≫

Sakura rice, Chinese dumpling with Sakura, Sakura with fresh onion, cooked tofu residue with Sakura,Sakura tasted miso soup, Sakura Japanese steam cake

Steamed rice and pink cherry flowers was really a good taste, Sakura dumplings were really cute, Sakura flavored miso soup was really delicious, white and pink onion was really elegant, Little cubes of sweet potatoes in Tofu residue with Sakura was crunchy. Naomi Watanabe and Azusa Babazono loved Steamed fish with Sakura leaves and Sakura Japanese steamed cake.

I think Sakura menu this year was excellent!

≪Sakura Afternoon tea ≫

Sakura scone with clotted cream and Sakura jam, baked cheese cake with tofu cream and strawberry,

Sakura steamed Japanese cake, Sakura tea, Sakura rooibos tea

Sakura scone’s color was good, everybody loved it.

Tofu cream was made from tofu and lemon from my garden. It was really fresh.

Sakura rooibos tea was good to drink. Nobody knew the Sakura rooibos tea.

Sakura tea and milk was better than Sakura tea without milk. We felt more Sakura flavor from Sakura tea with milk.

Sakura blossom is gradually coming to and end, but we are happy we could make Sakura dishes in Kura-cooing for a month.

Miso making classes ended in March.

A lot of people from Tokyo came to Kura-cooking to make miso. We had a very good time.

The people who came for the miso cooking classes were always happy and laughed throughout. The happiness and laughter made the miso more delicious and this wonderful miso will last for the whole year. Therefore, I look forward to another happy and joyful miso making classes next year

Please always be happy and put on a smile while cooking. It adds taste to the dish.

The Kura-cooking experience with Naomi Watanabe and Azusa Babazono was one of the most delicious because they were both singing and laughing while cooking, and at the end the dish was so delicious.

The Whole cooking experience with them will be broadcasted on CBC TV this Saturday April 7th from 9:25 to 11am. Please watch it.