The flavour combinations Naomi will show you in this menu may be applied to a variety of different proteins or vegetables allowing you to pick what is fresh and in season.   The proteins and vegetables at the experience may be different than what is on the menu below.

Small Plates:

Marinated Avocado
Sashimi Naomi style
Daikon salad with plum dressing

Yakitori and Grilled Vegetables with Dengaku sauce:

Chicken Yakitori
Shitake Brie
Vegetables
Chicken Tsukune (Japanese chicken meatball)

Yaki Onigiri Otchazuke

Grilled rice ball with broth

Dessert

Shiratama (little mochi balls) parfait

Okonomiyaki Party

In this culinary adventure kids will explore a new culture and new flavours with ex-pro soccer player Naomi. Your children/teens will learn to make onigiri, okonomiyaki and pan fried yakisoba rice. The Okonomiyaki ingredients will be selected for a younger palate but some of the more unique ones available for the more daring. During the 2 hours Naomi will share her Japanese culture, stories about growing up in Japan and the ins and outs of cooking with Japanese flavours. This experience is the same menu as our Taste of #1 experience (below) but with a more hands on approach.

This is a private group experience for up to 6 people ages 11 and up (one adult is requested to be in attendance). A great birthday party idea! Depending on location, Naomi is available to come to your own home if preferred. Please note all 6 spots need to be purchased regardless of how many are in your group.

Details:

Price: $75 per person

Duration:  2 hours 

To book: Please email info@inmykitchen.ca

Okonomiyaki Party 

Onigiri Making

A fun ice breaker to get things going, you will learn to make what all Japanese kids first learn at elementary school: Onigiri (rice balls or in this case rice triangles)

Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake made with flour and cabbage containing a variety of ingredients.  Okonomi means "how you like" and "yaki" means "grill".  This is a great experience for both, the adventurous palate and the more conservative palate.  

You and Naomi will explore different flavour combinations for Okonomiyaki.  Ingredients ranging from bacon, tenkasu (crumbled tempura batter), mochi, ebi (shrimp), pork, torororkombu (dried seaweed), corn, shiso…the list goes on!  Through the creation of your own Okonomiyaki you will learn about the various Japanese ingredients, how to combine them to maximize your flavours and be immersed in the Japanese culture particularly the Kansai region where Naomi is from. 

Naomi pairs this dish with Japanese beer, as traditionally served in Japan.

Pan fried yakisoba rice

This is an original dish, and a specialty of Naomi’s.

*Taste of experiences generally do not have a hands on element, please note that in Naomi's Taste of experience there is some hands on participation required.