The Food of Japan

Cooking with SBA’s Kitchen

The next session is scheduled for:

Date: Friday 27 February 2026
Time: 10:00 – 14:00 (minimum of 4 hours)
Venue: Swifts Creek Hall
Cost: $40.00 per person
Note: This session has been subsidised by the Community Centre Swifts Creek, and will also include a goody bag of key ingredients used in many of the dishes prepared on the day.
Bookings: Community Centre Swifts Creek :
📞 0491 697 298
💻 ccswiftscreek@gmail.com
Max. participants: 10 participants

(All food will be gluten free)

Sample Menu

Miso Soup

O-hitashi (spinach rolled as for sushi)

Nasu Dengaku (eggplant with miso)

Yakitori, (grilled chicken and vegetable skewers)
Nikudango (Japanese Pork Meatballs)

Namasu (pickled daikon and carrot salad)

Slow-Cooked Shiitake with Tamari

Ingen no Goma-ae (beans tossed in a delicious sweet, savoury sesame sauce)

Tamago-yaki (rolled omelette)

Dashi (stock)

Gohan (rice)

Tare No Teriyaki (Teriyaki Sauce)

Discover how easy it is to create light, delicious, umami flavoured
Japanese food in your own kitchen…

Work together to prepare a meal of traditional Japanese dishes, including slow cooked shiitake, O-hitashi (spinach rolled as for sushi), Nasu No Misoyaki (eggplant with miso & chicken), yakitori, (grilled chicken and vegetable skewers), Japanese pickles and more. Not only will these dishes be enjoyed for our lunch, they will also be used to assemble a bento box style meal for you to take home.

As we work through the recipes, we will discuss why these recipes have been chosen, allowing us to explore the key elements to take into consideration when packing your bento box.

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A little more detail…

On the day:
※ Participants will be provided with ingredients, instructions and guidance as they prepare the various delicious dishes on the day.
※ Learn the elements required to assemble a traditional bento box meal.
※ We will finish the session enjoying the delicious meal prepared on the day, as we sit, eat, chat and relax.
※ All food will be gluten free.

What you will take home:
※ Recipes for all dishes prepared on the day.
※ Your bento made up in an environmentally friendly container, to take home and enjoy.
※ Leftovers of the dishes prepared on the day (.
※ Maybe a new friendship with other’s who attend on the day.

Session Duration:
The session will run for approximately 4 hours.

More Information:
I prefer not to call this a cooking class, but more of a hands-on cooking and knowledge sharing session, where those attending learn and share from my experience. I am not a trained chef, just taught and guided by my experiences, and driven by my love of cooking, sharing, and celebrating with food.

Health and Safety
※ If you have any dietary restrictions, please contact us prior to booking.
※ Closed shoes must be worn on the day.

Learn ||| Cook ||| Eat ||| Chat

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me using the form below.

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