Anyone ever take cooking classes?

I took a cooking class while in Japan. We made Sushi, Miso soup, and Tamago (Omelet). EDIT: we also did tempura shrimp & veggies.
My biggest takeaway, aside from how to make a sushi-roll, was how much [additional] sugar is in Sushi rice :eek:
 
FowlersFreeTime said:
I took a cooking class while in Japan. We made Sushi, Miso soup, and Tamago (Omelet). EDIT: we also did tempura shrimp & veggies.
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I'm suitably impressed. Japanese cookery has to be the most pernickety, perfectionist cooking in the world. And yes, you can tell I'm not a fan.

FowlersFreeTime said:
My biggest takeaway, aside from how to make a sushi-roll, was how much [additional] sugar is in Sushi rice :eek:
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Now I know why I never liked sushi...
 
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Morning Glory said:
I'm suitably impressed. Japanese cookery has to be the most pernickety, perfectionist cooking in the world. And yes, you can tell I'm not a fan.
Now I know why I never liked sushi...
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I love it, but I'll admit that I'm not a big one for that level of detail in my own cooking. I have however made decent looking Sushi bowls in the past when I had access to freshly caught fish. I'll look for a pic to share with you.
 
TastyReuben said:
Yes, there are a few places around that offer cooking classes. We've taken several.

Where we've gone, they offer a few different types; demo classes (like a cooking show and everyone eats), hands-on classes (you cook along with the instructors and everyone eats), classes that are cuisine-specific, classes that deal with wine/beer pairings, themed classes, and "field-trip" classes, where they hold it somewhere off-site, like a winery.

The classes we've taken:

Couples Cook Italian
Grilled Pizza Party
Couples Cook German
English Tea Party
British Pub Night
And a few I'm forgetting

Each class was 2-4 hours.
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Wait--what? We? Your wife actually COOKED something?
 
Recipe cover sheets from most of the cooking classes we've taken:

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TastyReuben said:
No, I would skip that. The tea, for example, was a demo class, and both MrsT and I gave our smoked salmon sandwiches to the folks on either side of us.
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Now I thought she liked fish? I love smoked salmon, as long as it is "hot smoked". I know that many people prefer cold smoked lox, but to me the texture is too slimy. And I know you occasionally like battered fish that tastes like chicken, LOL, and that's about it, right?
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Now I thought she liked fish? I love smoked salmon, as long as it is "hot smoked". I know that many people prefer cold smoked lox, but to me the texture is too slimy. And I know you occasionally like battered fish that tastes like chicken, LOL, and that's about it, right?
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She'll eat lobster and crab and fish-and-chips, but she won't eat clams or salmon, scallops or sea bass, etc.
 
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