Japanese food recent classes

All proceeds from this event will go towards Japan’s Earthquake Funds

Do you trust your nose?

Come test it out with professionals Thursday, March 17th at the JCC.

Sign up to learn what makes Sakes TASTE and SMELL the way they do.

Ever wonder what people mean [...]

All proceeds from tonight’s event will go towards Japan’s Earthquake Relief Funds.

The Japanese Culinary Center is please to present “An Exclusive Evening of Superheroes and Sake”, a one of a kind event celebrating the release of Marvel Comics’ newest weekly publishing event, 5 Ronin!

Please join guests from Marvel Comics, [...]

Japanese Curry Rice is rich, tasty, and oh so yummy!

Come learn how to make your own and impress your family and friends.

Ever have Japanese Curry? Want to know how to make this dish at home? Not sure what it is?

Let us answer all your questions Feb 24th.

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We would like to announce a very special event coming up in February.

The brewers of Kubota Sake will be visiting us from Niigata, Japan.  Also known in Japan as “Snow Country”, the natural vegetation and climate makes for ideal Sake making conditions.

Sign up now and come take part in [...]

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Rice Balls. But not just any rice ball. “Onigiri”!

Loved by Kids, Students, Adults and Grandparents.

If you’ve ever traveled to Japan, you would have seen these little triangular shaped rice balls sold at every convenient store, grocery and even at train stations. Not only [...]

One of the great Japanese Food Traditions

As the end of the year draws near, even those who do not normally eat soba（蕎麦）will find themselves seeking it out because of ancient customs that state that we cannot finish out the outgoing year without [...]

The best Kanzake ever.

“TENGUMAI” was born in 1823 inside the walls of Shata Brewery located in Ishikawa Prefecture.  “Tengumai” literally means “Dancing Goblin”.  The name stems from a tale long ago, where the winds in the deep forests surrounding the “Kura” sounded like goblins howling around the property.

A style [...]

Rice, water, yeast and koji are the four main ingredients that the sake is comprised of.

The koji is rice that is steamed that also has cultivated koji mold spores. The official scientific name for this healthy mold is Aspergillus Oryzae. This mold creates enzymes that separate the rice starch [...]

It takes just a matter of minutes to brew!

Do you know how sake is brewed? Have you ever visited a sake house?

We will welcome Asahi Brewery, who manufactures only exclusive Junmai Daiginjo class sakes with Yamada Nishiki Rice (it is considered as the best Shuzo-Kotekimai 酒造好適米). Mr. Kazuhiro [...]