Cooking Seminars with Ingredients Grown in Japan to Be Conducted in Vietnam and Malaysia

May 4th - in Ho Chi Minh City
May 18th - in Kuala Lumpur

TOKYO--()--The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan will be holding Japanese Cooking Seminars for people in food business industry in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

May 4th (Wednesday) and May 5th 2016 (Thursday) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
May 18th (Wednesday) and May 19th (Thursday) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Famous Japanese restaurant, [Nihonbashi Yukari]'s 3rd Generation Chef Mr. Kimio Nonaga will be conducting Japanese Cooking Seminars to introduce basic knowledge about Japanese cuisine while expressing the Japanese tradition of “Hospitality(=OMOTENASHI)”. There will be also cooking demonstrations by using ingredients grown in Japan such as yellowtail, scallops or wagyu. As local people partake in actually cooking and the tasting experience, they will be touched by attractiveness of ingredients grown in Japan.

[Nihonbashi Yukari]'s 3rd Generation Chef Mr. Kimio Nonaga

Born in 1972. After graduating from Hattori Nutrition College, he trained at Japanese restaurant, “Roan Kikunoi” under grand chef, Yoshihiro Murata. In 1997, he returned back home to [Nihonbashi Yukari]. In 2002, on a TV show called “Iron Chef Japan – Cup ‘02” he took the overall victory. In 2003, he was chosen as one of the top 5 young chefs in Japan by the New York Times. In 2008, he performed Japanese food lectures and demonstrations in Chicago, Detroit, and Boston. In 2009, joined the PR event of the Japanese agriculture, forestry fishery products, and other foods at the Culinary Institute of America in California.

Date & Venue

(1) Vietnam

Name of event: Taste of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City
Host city: Ho Chi Minh City
Date: May 4th (Wednesday) and May 5th (Thursday)
Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm (1 pm-registration starts)
Location: 'Netspace' (Cooking School)
30 Nguyen Huy Tu, Phuong DaKao, Quan 1, Tp.HCM
TEL: +84 08 6291 2698
URL: http://netspace.edu.vn/
The host organization: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(2) Malaysia

Name of event: Taste of Japan in Kuala Lumpur
Host City: Kuala Lumpur
Date: May 18th (Wednesday) and May 19th (Thursday)
Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm (1 pm-registration starts)
Location: "B-LAB" (Restaurant)
G-3 A, Ground Floor, Verve Shops, 5 Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
TEL: +60 3-6206-1880
URL: https://www.facebook.com/B-LAB-217224628468437/
The host organization: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

* It is a Non-Halal restaurant. At the event we will not use pork meat for the menus, the menu of the day will be pork-free. Some Japanese spices may contain pork-derived ingredients.
* There will be a “Sake” (Japanese rice wine) corner in the corner of the venue. Those who wish can taste.

Reference URLs

• Facebook of Taste of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City / Taste of Japan in Kuala Lumpur
https://www.facebook.com/Taste-of-Japan-in-Ho-Chi-Minh-City-Kuala-Lumpur-500289936843613/?skip_nax_wizard=true

• Enjoy! Japanese Food (English)
https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=AVHV-Z_Ci7E

Event Registration

Food and Beverage Store Officials, Buyers and Media Representatives please take a look at participating in this event, Upon Reservation.
https://www.atpress.ne.jp/releases/98640/att_98640_1.pdf

This Press release (Japanese)

URL: https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/98038

Video URLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHV-Z_Ci7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkNI6KtA_rk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94HhDl1Fk6w

Contacts

[For Inquiries:]
Taste of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, Taste of Japan in Kuala Lumpur bureau
Tomoko Takiguchi (GreenCreate), (+81) 3-6271-6867 / (+81) 80-8422-5844
Public Relations Representative
info@greencreate.jp

Contacts

[For Inquiries:]
Taste of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, Taste of Japan in Kuala Lumpur bureau
Tomoko Takiguchi (GreenCreate), (+81) 3-6271-6867 / (+81) 80-8422-5844
Public Relations Representative
info@greencreate.jp