New Zealand Auckland Parnell

Zoom - Character Bento Box Class

    Welcome to this online character bento making experience, an activity that’s fun for all ages and uses easily accessible ingredients. Using ZOOM and guiding you as you design your characters and put together a colourful and delicious character bento box. Then, we’ll take photos of our edible masterpieces, to show off to the world. Please note that the time listed is in Japan Standard Time. After you book the class, you’ll receive an email with a link and details on how to join. I will also send you a recipe, so please prepare the ingredients in advance. This online cooking class is a great activity to enjoy at home and anyone with the ingredients can participate. The ingredients used for this workshop are all simple and should be easy to find; you may even have most of them in your kitchen right now! Learn a new skill during this time, and impress your family and friends with your Instagrammable cartoon bento! Highlights:    - 1.Follow along with a detailed demonstration from your friendly online instructor and create bento box artwork!    -2.Use a variety of tools and ingredients to build your cute character design.   - 3.Find out about Character  bento box lunch culture in Japan Inclusions:    -A 1.5-hour online character bento cooking class.   -Recipes (will be provided before the class). Meeting Point and Meeting Time:   - This cooking class will be held online. I will send you the ZOOM for our class in advance. Please prepare the following ingredients for this class: - 1 cup white rice - 2 eggs - 3 small sausages - Boiled broccoli - Boiled potato - Nori (seaweed paper) - Green seaweed flakes or parsley flakes - Slices of cheese - Spaghetti pasta - Soy sauce, sugar, salt, oil, ketchup, mayonnaise - Bento box (if you have one) - bubble tea straws, scissors, tweezers, nori punch (if you have one) Looking forward to seeing you!  
Start - 15 min
Introduction of today’s recipes and preparation
1 hour 15 min
Demonstration and cooking lesson
45 min (Total 2 hours)
Tasting party

There's nothing special to prepare. Please come with casual clothes.

  • Who love Japanese Cuisine
  • Who are interested in Japanese Home Cooking
  • Who want to make more Japanese friends
  1. Please read participation condition carefully and make sure the class schedule!
  2. Please click on the schedule you want to join and make the reservation.
  3. Please enter necessary items and complete the application.
  4. Continue, please complete payment on the payment page.
  5. Confirmation of the contents of the application, email for participation will be sent.
  6. Please gather at the classroom place on the day before the start time. Cooking class begins.
Cancellation policy

You can cancel the class at any time by following and with NOT violating our cancellation policy.

Day you cancel
(prior to departure)
CHARGE
More than 11 days:
No charge
10-8 days prior:
20% of full payment
7-2 days prior:
30% of full payment
1 day prior:
50% of full payment
On the activity day or No Show:
100% of full payment

Chiko Smyth

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I am a pure Japanese who live in NewZealand. It's been 23 years since I moved to New Zealand. I am here because I fell in love with the kindness of Kiwis. So I am good at Japanese and NewZealand meal to introduce you all!
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