Report 2022 Workshops

 Hi, Japan lovers or sushi lovers.

Example ; https://www.instagram.com/p/Cao7HPXNIkm/?utm_medium=copy_link

I'm holding Sushi Workshop at the Community Farm near Chew Valley Lake, UK.

Still some ticket available here.    The Community Farm, Event

My recent report is here. 

Please access to Instagram, Wado-juku.

Workshops with fun.

If you want to learn how to make sushi or Japanese dishes, I can arrange a private session at your home. But near Bristol or Bath, could be Cardiff,,,,.

Anyway see you soon!!!!!

News, Cookpad UK!!!

Hi, everyone, how are you?

We're still in the Corona stream. But, I started a new project this month. Exciting!!!!!

I started Cookpad UK MSUYO NEWMAN .  Just click the link here and join me!!

and more!!!!!

Please join me.xxxxxxx

 

Nearly the end of year!!!

Oh my god!
Last time I up-loaded my article was in the beginning of this year!
I have to apologise that I was't working on this blog hard enough this year.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog again.

So, I'm informing you that we, Bristol Japanses Cultural Society, are holding the second Mochitsuki event on Sunday the 2nd of February 2020.

Here we are.
If you live near Bristol UK, pop in and have some o-mochi and Miso soup.
And, if you have a chance, you can pound a mochi.
It'll be so much fun.

Hope see you at the site.

Mochitsuki and sushi workshops

We're holding a Mochitsuki event at Windmill Hill City Farm, Bristol tomorrow!


However, fully booked now. Sorry for that. 
This event is organised by, a bland new, Bristol Japan Cultural Society.
If you're interested in the event or Japanese culture, contact me please. Or go to Facebook.
You can find the society more.




My private activity here, the second sushi workshop at the Community Farm in Chew Magna, near Bristol. At the bland new "Roundhouse".
I'm so excited to hold workshop here. 
I'm planning more workshops.

It was just put it on the web so there're many seats available. 
But soon booked, like last time. 
Please book at https://www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk

Hope see you at in one of the event.

Workshops by Wado-juku(和道塾）

Hi,

Simple Pickling (Asazuke) workshop at the Community Farm

Sorry for not to upload any news for ages. It's 2019!!!!!Time passes so quickly.


I had many workshops of sushi, pickling, teas and origami last year. Great year!!
Thank you all whom attending my workshops.

I'm going to show you pictures of some activities.

Sushi Workshop at Resbite Cafe,Bristol

Sushi Workshop at the Community Farm

I also was invited by Windmill Hill City Farm last September. It was some Pickling workshops.That was a great time!!!

I established Wado-jukuy (和道塾/Japanese cultural school) and holding some workshops and courses in various places in South West, England.

However, I can go any place in the UK, possibly Japan and Europe, when the workshops can be paid the expenses and a bit profit. 

This is for the Washoku (和食/Japanese Food) business. 

I will sell some Japanese food such as Mochi, Anko paste, stocks, teas etc.

Other activities;

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Sushi Workshop at Resbite Cafe

My first sushi workshop at my friend’s cafe in Bristol.
It was greatly succeeded!!!
Totally eight people, including two taping ladies, attended.
They were really enjoyed my workshop.

I’m going to plan other workshops soon.
Advanced sushi, origami workshops and Japanese films. And more!

If you live near Bristol, wormy welcome you all.
Oh, Bristol UK, not America, though.

Green Tea 日本茶、緑茶

You can find sushi packs in the chilled corner in the most of supermarket nowadays. Sushi is very popular food in the western counties, isn't it? I rather not to ague about the quality of the sushi here. You know what I mean, if you are a true sushi lover or had an experience of sushi in Japan!! 

Anyway, another boom recently is the green tea 緑茶. Most of tea traders sell green teas. Everybody now knows about a Matcha tea 抹茶, a strong powdered Japanese green tea usually for the tea ceremony 茶道 in Japan. Sometimes Matcha teas are used for baking, depending on the quality.

Green tea is a type of tea that is made from "Camellia sinensis" leaves that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation and process used to make oolong and black tea. Green tea originated in China, but its production has spread to many countries in Asia. The green teas are mainly Chinese tea here in the UK. There're some differences between the Japanese green teas and the Chinese green teas. 
While Chinese green tea was originally steamed, as it still is in Japan, after the early Ming Dynasty it has typically been processed by being pan-fired in a dry wok. 
Most of the Chinese green tea is half oxidized/fermented.  Black tea is fully oxidized/fermented.   

Kuki-cha 茎茶 top right - stems and leaves of the tea plants.
Sen-chi 煎茶 bottom left - leaf teas 
- usually, if you're saying "tea" is this tea, sen-cha, in Japan.
There're many different types of the tea in Japan.

Tea brewing set and tea leaves.

Japan shares some history with China for centuries.

Tea is one of them. Tea seeds brought to Japan from China first time by the buddhist monks, Saicho and Kukai, in the beginning 9th century. Emperor Saga introduced the practice of drinking tea to the imperial family but a buddhist monk Eisai advocated that all people drinking tea for the health benefits. Japan's oldest and most expensive high quality teas are from Uji area in Kyoto prefecture.

  
I don't think that not many people know how to consume the Japanese green tea 日本茶 traditionally or properly here. Of course, as long as you enjoy it, that doesn't matter how to do it. 
However, I suggest that you try the traditional way in the first time tasting the tea, then you can choose your way to drink. Because the Japanese green tea is very very sensitive taste, depending on the quality and how to storing and brewing. 



I will introduce the Japanese green tea to you here. Step by step.