Sushi Course with Chef Tezuka — TOKYO COOK

SUSHI
COURSE
WITH CHEF YOSHI TEZUKA

2 WEEKS, MONDAY - FRIDAY, 6hrs/day

Edomae or Tokyo-style sushi called nigiri is an art form in the hands of Chef Tezuka, the fourth generation chef at restaurant Matsunozushi (operating since 1911). In this 2 week course, students will start by taking the essential 5 Day Basic Japanese Cooking Skills Course with Chef Yoshida at TOKYO COOK’S kitchen. Because basic cooking techniques are needed to prepare not only neta (fish toppings), but also rice and other sushi preparations, this one week course is required. For the second week, students will transfer to Matsunozushi to continue the course. Here they will delve into an immersive sushi experience with Chef Tezuka starting with how to properly cook and prepare sushi rice; expert instruction into methods for cutting fish will top the agenda; and the proper way to create the iconic nigiri.

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Tuna hand roll

Maguro

At Matsunozushi

Akagai (ark shell)

Tezuka’s nigiri and maki

Week 1: Basic Japanese Cooking Skills.

Week 2: Chef Yoshi Tezuka will provide students with first-hand experience in working and running a sushi restaurant kitchen for the lunch and dinner shifts.

There are three kitchens in Chef Tezuka’s restaurant Matsunozushi: one for fish cutting, one for cooking, and a counter kitchen for the assembly of nigiri in front of restaurant guests. He will demonstrate what is done in each of the kitchens as well as the accompanying necessary techniques. A dedicated sushi chef on Tezuk’as team who specializes in training young chefs will also assist Tezuka during this course. Through both observation and hands-on learning, students will acquire the skills to create sushi from fresh ingredients.

Chef Tezuka will also provided context: a history of sushi along with an explanation of the merits of obsessive focus on high quality at every stage of the supply chain. This focus transforms simple ingredients into edible works of art.

Students can take a tour of Tokyo's Toyosu fish market with Chef Tezuka who will introduce the vendors and suppliers he knows and trusts. Learn how the taste of fish varies depending on where and how it's caught and then aged, and go with an appetite - Chef Tezuka will give you many opportunities to taste samples!

Number of students: 2

Class Price: 1,100,000 yen per person