おうちごはん！Ramen ラーメン

Japanese Home Cooking with Table for Two
in Washington DC, Atlanta, Boston, Houston, and Philadelphia

Join us in this family-friendly Japanese cooking class hosted by the Japan-America Society of Washington DC, The Japan Society of Boston, The Japan-America Society of Georgia, the Japan-America Society of Houston, and the Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia, and learn how to make ramen!

Ramen is one of the most popular noodle dishes in Japan. Originally from China, Japanese ramen has taken the noodle game to new heights. Make flavorful and healthy Miso ramen and tasty toppings with vegetables and ground pork (or chicken, beef, or tofu), the famous oozy ramen egg, and a refreshing Hakusai (Napa Cabbage) Salad that will complete the meal.

Saturday, April 1, 2023
5:00 – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 – 6:00 PM CT)

REGISTER*

*Use code ‘JASWDC’ to save $5 at checkout

$10 Members / $15 Non-members

NAJAS friends can enter their Society-provided code at checkout for a discounted rate.

(The ingredient list will be provided upon registration)

The class will be taught by Debra Samuels, lead curriculum and recipe developer for Wa-Shokuiku, a program of Table for Two. Debra is the author of two cookbooks and the 2020 recipient of the John E. Thayer III Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cultural Exchange Between the United States and Japan.

Debra Samuels leads the program content and curriculum development for TABLE FOR TWO   USA’s Japanese-inspired food education program,   “Wa-Shokuiku – Learn. Cook. Eat Japanese!” She was   a food writer and contributor to the Food Section   of The Boston Globe and has authored two   cookbooks: “My Japanese Table” and “The Korean Table.”

She curated the exhibit “Obento and Built Space: Japanese Boxed Lunch and Architecture” (2015) at the Boston Architectural College and co-curated “Objects of Use and Beauty: Design and Craft in Japanese Culinary Tools” (2018) at the Fuller Craft Museum. Debra also worked as a program coordinator and an exhibition developer in the Japanese department of the Boston Children’s Museum from 1992-2000.

Debra has lived in Japan for 12 years and specializes in Japanese cuisine. She travels around the US and abroad, teaching hands-on workshops on obento, the Japanese lunchbox. During the pandemic, she teaches live online cooking programs to youths and adults.