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Award-winning chef & Japanese cuisine authority, Hiroko Shimbo,
is currently available for speaking and demonstrations.

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Hiroko Shimbo
Hiroko Shimbo
Hiroko Shimbo

Hiroko Shimbo offers speaking and cooking demonstrations on the subject of Japanese cuisine and its culinary culture.

These services are wonderful for chef & cook educational events, corporate events (including team building), professional & avocational cooking schools, special occasions, and any organization seeking to learn more about how the Japanese diet can build a healthy community.

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Hiroko Shimbo
Hiroko Shimbo

Topics of Interest

Hiroko's speaking & demonstration subjects include, but are not limited to:

Water & Fire

Japanese cuisine is unique in many ways when compared to other world cuisines. One such aspect is its key use of water—and fire-based preparation techniques, as opposed to the oil and fire methods used by most of the world’s cuisine.

Restaurant-Style Cooking Techniques and Tips

There is a ratio system for rapidly preparing essential and frequently used Japanese stocks, flavored stocks, sauces, and marinades. This system assists home cooks in preparing daily dishes efficiently and quickly. Professional chefs also use it to speed up and simplify dish preparation.

Japanese Culinary Culture

The five essential elements of Japanese cuisine are seasonality, beauty, cleanliness, precision, and balance.

Cooking Instructions

Five Elements and Ying Yang theory. Cooking techniques and tips.

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