RESOBOX Japanese Cooking Workshop Series #3: Chikuzen-ni (braised chicken and vegetables) Workshop

Chikuzen-ni is a dish that originated from northern Kyushu, Japan, made of braised chicken and vegetables. It is often eaten when ringing in the New Year in Japan.

Using shiitake mushroom broth, the ingredients (chicken, burdock, carrots, lotus root, taro, and konnyaku) are braised with soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Chikuzen-ni boasts a strong umami (savory) flavor. The root vegetables warm the body, so it’s a great dish for these wintry February days.

In this workshop led by the instructor Asako Nonaka, you will learn how to cook chikuzen-ni so that you can do it yourself at home. You will also learn how to decoratively cut vegetables, like in the picture. It is a Japanese cooking art and makes your dish beautiful. Feel free to join!

Workshop Agenda

• Introduction to Workshop
• Cooking Chikuzen-ni
• Nutritional Benefits of Chikuzen-ni
• Tasting

Join the Facebook Group!

Become a member of the RESOBOX Japanese Cooking Facebook Group! Instructor Asako Nonaka will share class information, you can upload photos of your “homework assignments”, and interact with other students to get food inspiration every day! Anyone interested in RESOBOX’s cooking workshops is welcome to join!

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About the Instructor

Asako Nonaka

Japanese Nutrition Health Coach

Asako Nonaka is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach born in Tokyo, Japan in 1981. In 2012, she moved to New York. After graduating from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2014, she launched “Asakology” to introduce Japanese healthy food through blogging and holding cooking classes. She is also a health coach whose goal is to create a healthy and happy life for her students. Her other work with RESOBOX Gallery includes Handmade SOBA Workshop -Learn, Cook, and Eat SOBA- held on December 14, 2014.