The Official Hokkaido Adventure Travel Guide

“Kombu (kelp)” food cultural experience tour in Nanae

1DAY-DAY

DIFFICULTY

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GREEN SEASON

  • JPY55,000

  • Min.2, Max.6

HIGHTLIGHTS
  • Learning about Dashi and Umami through explanation about Kombu
  • Communication with local grandma through cooking Kombu menu
  • Enjoying mariage of Kombu and local foods (such as Sake)
LOCATION

Nanae

OVERVIEW

“Washoku – Japanese traditional food culture” has been registered as one of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritages. “Umami”, which is the characteristics of Japanese cuisine is widely known in the world as an English word. “Dashi”, the main point of umami, especially dashi of “Kombu” is a good match with many ingredients and is widely used in Japanese cuisine. In this tour, you can cook Japanese food using Kombu made in Shikabe, together with local residents. After that, you can take a look at a local Sake factory and enjoy marriage of Kombu and Sake.

ITINERARY

Learning about kombu in Shikabe

Aftter meet with the guide at the Hakodate Station, group travels to Shikabe, and then the guide give the group a lecture about Kombu.

Communication with local grandma through cooking Kombu menu

Participants will cook kombu (keps) dishes with local grandmothers. While preparing the dishes, participants will compare dashi broths and try their hand at making bekomochi, a local dish of Hokkaido.

Visiting Sake brewary

Enjoying mariage of Japanese sake and kombu snacks.

LUNCH

rice ball and miso soup using Kombu

Tour Operator / Contact

Nippon Travel Agency Hokkaido Co.,Ltd.

Address

5th floor, Nippon Travel Sapporo Building, 16, Nishi 4, Minami 1, Chuo ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

TEL

011-208-0182

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