{"id":11406,"date":"2025-11-20T08:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/?p=11406"},"modified":"2025-12-24T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:43:21","slug":"a-special-reunion-at-kura-cooking-with-my-english-teacher-and-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/archives\/11406","title":{"rendered":"A Special Reunion at Kura Cooking with My English Teacher and Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kura-cooking.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/583648487_18434053948111961_4152126724964997878_n-788x788.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today my English teacher Kathy came to Kura Cooking with her childhood friend Kim, who is visiting from the United States.<br>Although I\u2019ve been taking online lessons with Kathy for over two years, this was actually the first time we met in person. I was a little nervous at first, but once we started talking, everything felt just like our usual lessons, and we enjoyed cooking together right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Kathy is vegetarian, the menu included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A variety of temari sushi (ball-shaped sushi)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), with and without shrimp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shira-ae (tofu and vegetable salad)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daifuku<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone made the temari sushi in their own style, so each plate was unique. The chawanmushi, shira-ae, and daifuku were all prepared very smoothly. They were especially impressed by how delicious the daifuku was. We made two kinds\u2014sweet red bean paste and chestnut paste\u2014and they enjoyed both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim was interested in butterfly pea tea, so we served it as a welcome drink. By adding roselle syrup, they were able to enjoy the beautiful color change as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the meal, we took commemorative photos in front of the gold folding screens in the main house. It was such a joyful and memorable time. 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