4 Recommended Halal Japanese Cooking Classes in Kansai Area

Halal Japanese Cooking Classes in Kansai

Writer : Dwinda Nafisah

Are you a fan of Japanese food?
Now it is time to not only enjoy the cuisine, but also a time to experience the food making itself!
Here are recommendations Halal Japanese Cooking around Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara. Check it out!

Washoku Home Cooking

Interested in learning Japanese cuisine in a private class? Join this cooking class with Michiko-san!

On the day of your cooking class, the friendly Michiko-san will meet us at the arranged meeting place and take us to her apartment.
Michiko-san does not use a studio for the class because she wants the students to experience making the Japanese food by using the kitchen utensils that you can easily find in your house. Since it is a private cooking class, it is possible to request a special menu for your class.

This time we requested to make Osaka and Hiroshima Okonomiyaki Course rather than Osaka Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki Class. So, we can understand the difference between Osaka style okonomiyaki and Hiroshima style okonomiyaki. The best thing is, it is not only about the recipes and the Japanese cooking technique, but also about how to prepare the Japanese food in a Halal way.

Michiko-san pays close attention to details in halal food. She will make sure that you will get the halal certified and the ingredients that are safe for Muslim. And yes, you will get a lot of information about the halal brand of Japanese food seasonings (and where to buy it!) from her.

Tel: 080-4017-0609
Address: Eastern Plaza Hommachi Cross No. 1401, 1-6-7 Azuchimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Class fee: 5,000-7,500 JPY
Reservation: http://washoku-hc.com/
Facebook page: Washoku Home Cooking
Instagram: @washokuhomecooking
Halal Gourmet Japan: https://www.halalgourmet.jp/restaurant/595926

Cooking SUN

The cooking class in Cooking SUN offers two cooking classes, which are in the morning and in the afternoon. The morning class is bento making class and the afternoon class is for participant who wants to make izakaya style dishes.
This time we joined the Bento Class because it offers a sushi-roll as one of the menu, so you can have an experience in making vegetable dishes, protein dishes, sushi, and soup in one time.

This activity is popular among foreign tourists in Kyoto, you may have the class together with non-Muslim participants. So, make sure to write the halal request in the comment box when you fill the registration form on the website because the staff need to will prepare accordingly.

Tel: 075-746-5094
Address: 79 Funayacho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Class fee: 5,000 (kids) – 7,800 JPY (adult)
Reservation: http://www.cooking-sun.com/halal/
Halal Gourmet Japan: https://www.halalgourmet.jp/restaurant/238351

Ramen Factory

Ramen is a familiar and popular food among Japanese and in the past three years, Japan offers more and more halal ramen for Muslim tourists coming to the country.

In Ramen factory Kyoto, not only enjoy a bowl of halal ramen, but you can also make the ramen by yourself!
Located in the center of Kyoto (only 2 minute walk from Tofukuji Station and 27 minutes walks from Kyoto Station), Ramen Factory is 100% Muslim friendly and only use halal chicken for their dishes. You need to make a reservation in advance (at least two days before) to have a Halal Ramen Making Experience in their studio.

There are two courses for Ramen Factory halal ramen experience, those are“45 minute course” (noodle making only; the soup and roasted chicken are prepared by the staff) and “90 minutes complete course” (make noodle, roasted chicken, and soup, all are your own original). Mixing the soup is the most interesting part of the ramen making in this ramen studio. You can mix the shoyu and miso or anything that you like, so the result will be your very own original ramen soup!
The ramen making experience in Ramen Factory is fun and suitable for busy tourists since the activity only takes around 45-90 minutes.

Address: 15-814-18, Hommachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Class fee: 2,500 – 6,000 JPY
Website: http://www.fireramen.com/ramenfactory/
Facebook page: Ramen Factory Kyoto
Instagram: @ramenfactorykyoto
Halal Gourmet Japan: https://www.halalgourmet.jp/restaurant/951828

Nara Machi Mitsui

Did you know that to make a good udon noodle, you need to step on the udon dough while making it?

In the udon making experience held by Nara Machi Mitsui, you will learn how to make the udon noodle from scratch by using traditional Japanese technique.

First, mix the udon flour with the salt water and knead the dough. The Japanese believe that if you knead it with your feet, the pressure will make the dough into a good chewy texture. It is also less tiring since kneading the tough udon dough with your hands is harder and more difficult.

Don’t worry, the udon dough is wrapped in a plastic bag so you would not feel bad when kneading the dough with your feet. After the udon dough is done, the staff will boil the udon noodle you made and serve it with tempura. This udon making experience gives a new perspective in enjoying udon: that there is a hard work behind the chewy and delicious udon noodle.

Address: 33, Minamijodocho, Nara-shi, Nara
TEL: 090-6247-4804
Close: Monday
Facebook page/Reservation: ならまち美tsui (http://facebook.com/namachi.mitsui/)
Class fee: 2,500 JPY
Halal Gourmet Japan: https://www.halalgourmet.jp/restaurant/301892

Bonus!

Matsuri Halal Restaurant

Actually, it is a halal restaurant, not a cooking class.
However, this restaurant offers a takoyaki making experience for the customers ordering takoyaki in the restaurant.
The staff will prepare the takoyaki batter, fillings, and toppings to your table and give you a quick lesson about how to make the takoyaki on the takoyaki pan.

To be honest, making takoyaki is not as easy as seen in the stall, but it is definitely fun experience filling the takoyaki and rolling it on the pan together with friends!