Autumn Tsukemono Pickling and Fermentation Workshop with Earth Kitchen AMA
Sunday, September 4, 2022
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Instructors: Sawako Ama of Earth Kitchen AMA
$45 Center Members, $55 General Public
In Person at the Center
Workshop Menu: Easy Vegan Kimchi and Misokasu Zuke
Learn how to prepare healthy probiotic Japanese tsukemono pickles and fermented dishes with instructor Sawako Ama of Earth Kitchen Ama! Pickling and fermentation are great culinary techniques to not only preserve and enjoy healthy vegetables, and just about every Japanese home meal includes some tsukemono as a side, garnish or palate cleanser. Sawako will share basic and essential techniques of Japanese tsukemono pickling and fermentation so students will be able to make authentic dishes at home. This class will be taught mainly in English and with some Japanese. Students will learn basic Japanese cooking terms and common practices behind each dish. All ingredients and supplies provided; students will take home filled jars of kimchi and tsukemono pickles to complete the fermentation process at home.
About Sawako Ama, CMP
Sawako Ama is a culinary instructor, integrative body therapist and performing artist based in the Sacramento area. Sawako was born and raised in a Buddhist temple in Kagoshima, Japan, the region of Japan where tonkotsu ramen was made famous. Sawako has taught Japanese and Asian cuisine at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op for over seven years at Temple KUKURI, Holistic Living Sanctuary & Japanese Tea and Meditation Center over four years, and produces instructional cooking videos and digital content on holistic Japanese cooking through her YouTube channel Earth Kitchen AMA.
For more information on Sawako, visit her websites:
YouTube Channel: Earth Kitchen AMA
Instagram: earthkitchen.ama
Website: www.templekukuri.org