Japanese cooking workshop in Porto with Chef Toshio, Fábio Toshio Shimamura, a Japanese-Brazilian chef with over 12 years of experience across restaurants, hotels and personalised gastronomic services, a 3-hour hands-on session at 65 euros per person, with a minimum booking of 2 participants. You watch two traditional specialities prepared live, cook two dishes yourself and finish with a tasting
Japanese cooking workshop in Porto with Chef Toshio, Fábio Toshio Shimamura, a Japanese-Brazilian chef with over 12 years of experience across restaurants, hotels and personalised gastronomic services, a 3-hour hands-on session at 65 euros per person, with a minimum booking of 2 participants. You watch two traditional specialities prepared live, cook two dishes yourself and finish with a tasting and Chef Toshio’s signature dessert. Natural welcome tea, ingredients, guidance and the tasting are included. No prior cooking experience needed.
The experience opens with a warm welcome, natural tea and an introduction to the traditions behind the dishes. Chef Toshio first prepares Misoshiru, a comforting miso soup from a family-inspired recipe, and Sunomono, a fresh Japanese salad. You then cook with his guidance: Salmon Harumaki, crispy pastry rolls filled with salmon, and Chicken Yakisoba, noodles stir-fried with chicken and vegetables. Along the way you learn preparation, cooking and presentation techniques and how ingredients, flavours and textures balance in Japanese cooking. Chef Toshio values fresh ingredients, precise cuts and careful presentation, balancing authenticity and innovation.
What you’ll learn
🍜 How to prepare traditional Misoshiru and Sunomono
🥟 How to prepare and fry crispy Salmon Harumaki
🍝 How to make Chicken Yakisoba with Japanese noodles and stir-frying techniques
🍱 How to combine flavours and textures and present Japanese dishes well
What’s included
🍵 Natural welcome tea and an introduction to Japanese gastronomy
👨🍳 Live demonstrations and hands-on cooking with Chef Toshio
🍽️ Ingredients, guidance and a tasting of everything prepared
🍮 Chef Toshio’s signature dessert
What you leave with
New cooking skills, the confidence to recreate Japanese flavours at home and the memory of a meal cooked and shared with Chef Toshio in Porto.