Miso Ramen workshop

EN:
Regarding Ramen boom, some customers ask me to give ramen workshop. I can give Miso ramen workshop at my place.

Usually to make authentic ramen bouillon made from Tonkotsu (pork bones) or Torigara (chicken bones), chefs at ramen restaurants simmer those bones more than 8 hours in large pots.

In Japan, status of Ramen is like a Kebab. Ramen is mainly for eating‐out, and it's not for daily home cooking. Common Japanese people don't have professional ramen facilities at home as well as you don't have Kebab machine at home.

However about Miso ramen, it is possible to reproduce the restaurant quality bouillon at home applying unique techniques with using local ingredients.
Price is same with noodle workshops but until 4 person max. The prices exclude Dutch tax BTW (VAT) 21%.
1 person: €50
2 persons: €35 /per person
3 or 4 persons: €25 /per person
Please check available dates of workshop before applying. http://www.supersaas.co.uk/schedule/tokyodollnl/Workshop

NL: 
Een miso ramen workshop bij mij thuis is mogelijk.
Normaal gesproken wordt authentieke ramen bouillon gemaakt van Tonkotsu (varkensbotten) of Torigara (kippenbotten). Koks in ramen restaurants laten de botten sudderen in grote pannen voor 8 uur of langer.
In Japan heeft ramen de status van fastfood, zoals bijvoorbeeld kebab/shoarma, dus Japanners eten ramen hoofdzakelijk buiten de deur en wordt ramen nauwelijks thuis gegeten. Japanners hebben thuis geen professionele ramen faciliteiten, net zoals de meeste Nederlanders ook geen professionele restaurant faciliteiten thuis hebben.

Maar met mijn Miso Ramen Workshop is het mogelijk om de restaurant kwaliteit bouillon thuis te reproduceren met behulp van unieke technieken en met gebruik van lokale ingrediënten.
Een miso ramen workshop bij mij thuis is mogelijk voor maximaal 4 personen. Voor meer info zie: http://tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/workshop/japansekookworkshop.html
Voor beschikbare data kunt u de volgende link checken: http://www.supersaas.co.uk/schedule/tokyodollnl/Workshop

Tokyo Doll draws your manga portrait at Holland casino Rotterdam

Tokyo Doll draws your manga portrait at Moon festival in Holland casino Rotterdam greeting with Kung Fu Panda. Play along for a chance of the grand prize of €1,000 in cash in the Mahjong tournament at the event !!
Date and time: Mon, 9 October, 19:30 – 23:30
Place: Holland Casino Rotterdam
Weena 624, 3012 CN Rotterdam, Netherlands
More info: https://www.hollandcasino.nl/en/vestigingen/rotterdam/agenda/2017-10-09/chinees-maanfeest

Get your free portrait at Museum Volkenkunde Leiden

Tokyo Doll draws your manga portrait at Museum Volkenkunde Leiden.
It is sponsored by museum thus you can get my manga portrait by free.
Date: 23, 24 September.
Time: 12:00 to 17:00
More info: https://volkenkunde.nl/

Agenda: from September 2017

September 2, 3 : Amsterdam comic con (Netherlands)
23, 24: Museum Volkenkunde (Netherlands)
September 30, October 1: Paris manga (France)
October 21, 22: FACTS (Belgium)
November 18, 19: Dutch comic con (NL)
December 9, 10: German comic con (Germany)
17: Swan market (Netherlands)

Tokyo Doll gives Shojin bento workshop at Animecon 2017

Tokyo Doll gives Shojin bento cooking workshop at Animecon 2017. Shojin cooking is Japanese vegetarian Buddhist cuisines based on the concept of undertake the training rule to abstain from killing animals. Also Shojin cooking is the origin of Washoku. You can experience authentic concept of Japanese cuisine at the workshop. The result you can take to home. Get your ticket at the information counter. More info see
http://www.animecon.nl/program/events/food-drink-events/bento-shojin-workshop

Tokyo Doll gives Kyaraben workshop at Animecon, Den haag

Tokyo Doll gives Kyaraben workshop at Animecon, Den Haag. This year I will teach Makkachin from Yuri on Ice.
Location: Oceania Foyer
Date and Time: Saturday 10 June: 10:00 - 12:30
More info check at http://www.animecon.nl/program/events/food-drink-events/kyaraben-bento-workshop

Tokyo Doll NL, Agenda. June - July 2017

June 6, 7: Dokomi (Germany) as an artist.
June 10, 11: Animecon (Netherlands) as a workshop teacher.
- Gives Kyaraben workshop, Shojin bento workshop, and 2 lectures
July 6, 7, 8, 9: Japan expo (France) as an artist.

Tokyo Doll gives a lecture at Dutch Xmas con about The History of Manga

Japanse cultuur en Manga. Ze gaan samen als sushi en soja-saus. Maar waar komt het vandaan?
Van politieke satire, slapstick, griezel- en oorlogsverhalen tot nog veel meer, Manga omvat een breed scala aan genres en stijlen. Wie kan je beter door dit bos van oneindige mogelijkheden leiden dan de Japans-Nederlandse Manga artiest Tokyo Doll?
Als illustrator heeft Tokyo Doll meegewerkt aan verschillende Manga producties en ook zelfs verschillende uitgaven ontwikkeld. Met haar jarenlange ervaring in de Japanse Manga scene is niemand beter gekwalificeerd om je mee te nemen op een reis en zelf te zien hoe Manga ontstond en uit waar ze haar wortels heeft.

Date: 17 Dec 2016
Time: 10:30 -11:30
Meer info http://www.easyfairs.com/nl/xmas-con-2016/xmas-con-2016/dutch-x-mas-con/workshops/
Locatie: Jaarbeurs
Utrecht, Nederland

Tokyo Doll gives a lecture at Dutch Xmas Con about Japanse Game Industrie in the '90s

Reis terug in de tijd met Tokyo Doll en leer over de Japanse Game Industrie in de jaren '90 van een expert. Tokyo Doll werkte tijdens de jaren 90 als een graphic designer voor Nintendo. Je vindt haar ontwerpen in verschillende Super Nintendo en Gameboy titels.
Tokyo Doll zal haar werk tonen en met haar jarenlange ervaring neemt ze je mee op een tour door de industrie. Zo kun je van binnenuit een blik werpen op Nintendo in het machtige 16-bit tijdperk.
Hou je van pixel art? Groot liefhebber van retro gaming? Wil jij deze prachtige tijd herleven met een flinke dosis nostalgie? Bezoek dan zeker deze panel van Tokyo Doll!

Date: 18 Dec 2016
Time: 10:30 -11:30
Meer info http://www.easyfairs.com/nl/xmas-con-2016/xmas-con-2016/dutch-x-mas-con/workshops/
Locatie: Jaarbeurs
Utrecht, Nederland

Tokyo Doll neemt deel aan de Swan Market Rotterdam

Datum: zondag 11 december 2016
Locatie: Van Nelle Fabriek
Tijden: 11:00 - 17:00
Meer info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1896510420578304/

How to make Basic Shojin-dashi (Japanese Buddhism vegetarian soup stock)

Dashi
Dashi (出汁, だし) is a class of soup and cooking stock used in Japanese cuisine. Dashi forms the base for miso soup, clear broth, noodle broth, and many kinds of simmering liquid or dishes.

Shojin dashi
Shojin ryouri(精進料理) is a Buddhist cuisine in Japanese style based on the concept of ”undertake the training rule to abstain from killing" by the Five Precepts. Prohibits meat, fish and also milk products or eggs that is made or produced from animals. It's a sort of vegan cuisine.
Shojin dashi (精進だし) is the Dashi stock for Shojin ryori consisting of plant-based ingredients.

Basic Shojin-dashi (Japanese Buddhism vegetarian soup stock)

Ingredients:
-Kelp (konbu seaweed):20 cm
-Dried Shiitake (dried shitake mushroom) : 4 to 8
-Soybean : 20 grains
-Water: 1 L

(1) Soak all ingredients in the water. Leave 20 to 24 hours in the fridge.
(2) Put both ingredients and the water which used for soaking in a pot.
(3) Put the pot over the fire and bring to a boil.
(4) Skim off the scum that rises to the surface of the water. Remove all the scum because the soup stock tastes very bitter if the scum remains.

Attention:
- 30% of water will be reduced by removing the scum. You had better to make more than 1L if you cook for many people, or if you want to cook for extra soup stock.
- You can keep Shojin dashi in the fridge for 1 week. You can also keep it in the freezer.

Tokyo Doll participe à l'expo PARIS MANGA & SCI-FI SHOW

Tokyo Doll participe à l'expo PARIS MANGA & SCI-FI SHOW.
Date: les 4,5,6 Novembre 2016
Lieu : à la Porte de Versailles
Plus d'informations : http://www.parismanga.fr/

Tokyo Doll participates in F.A.C.T.S., Belgium

Tokyo Doll participates in F.A.C.T.S,  a Belgian comic convention and one of the biggest event in the Benelux.
Date: 22 and 23 October 2016
Location: Flanders Expo
Maaltekouter 1
9051 Ghent, Belgium
More info: http://www.facts.be/

upcoming events

Tokyo Doll will join following events.
- 22, 23 Oct : Facts (Belgium)
- 4, 5, 6, Nov: Pari Manga (France)
- 2, 3, 4 Dec: German comic con (Germany)
- 11 Dec: Swan markt (Netherlands)
- 17, 18 Dec: Dutch Xmas con (Netherlands)

Tokyo Doll gives Kyaraben workshop and lectures at Abunai, the Netherlands

Tokyo Doll gives Kyaraben workshop and lectures at Abunai, the Netherlands. Will be Pokemon Bento.

Sat:
11:00-12:30 kyaraben workshop
14:30 - 15:30 Japanese buisness lecture

Sun:
11:00-12:30 kyaraben workshop
14:30 - 15:30 bento lecture

More info; http://www.abunaicon.nl/

Tokyo Doll gives Kyaraben workshop in Atsusacon, Belgium

Tokyo Doll gives Kyaraben workshop in Atsusacon, Belgium.
Date: 6 August, from 14:00
Place: Gent ICC - international convention center
More info: http://www.atsusacon.be/nl/activiteiten#kyaraben

Shojin Ryouri (Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cooking) workshop

Buddhist cuisine is known as shojin ryori (精進料理, devotion cuisine) in Japan; sùshí (素食, vegetarian food) in China; đồ chay in Vietnam; sachal eumsik (사찰음식, temple food) in Korea; jay (เจ) in Thailand and by other names in many Buddhism countries. The dishes that comprise Buddhist cuisine in any given place will be influenced by the style of food there.

Buddhist cuisine is based on the concept of”undertake the training rule to abstain from killing" by the Five Precepts. It's close to vegan cuisine that using plant-based ingredients for example vegetables, beans, seaweeds, mushroom and grains.

Shojin Ryouri is a Buddhist cuisine in Japanese style with using Japanese ingredients for example, Japanese soy sauce, kelp (konbu) and shiitake for bouillon. At shojin-ryouri, not only meats but also fishes, milk products and eggs are prohibited.

Japan is the country in the island and people didn't have a custom to feed livestocks for meat production. (cows and horses were domesticated as workforce of agriculture) Eating fish was more common because Japan is rich in marine products based on geographical conditions. Since the introduction of Buddhism to Japan (more than 1000 years ago) , "eating meat" became gradually be shunned in general. And corresponding to the introduction of Buddhism, a ban on eating livestock was issued several times. For example:

675: Emperor Tenmu banned the consumption of animal meat (horse, cattle, dogs, monkeys, birds), due to the influence of Buddhism.

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi era(1680–1709); The Law Prohibiting Cruelty to Animals refers to a large number of proclamations and ordinances by owing to religious fundamentalism.

However talking about meat-eating, there was disgust about meat-eating among Japanese people rather than prohibiting.

Shojin ryori was basically developed by buddhism as dishes for entertaining guests at temples.  Especially, the introduction of the Zen buddhism during the Kamakura period contributed to the development of Shojin ryori. Kaiseki ryori  are also derived from Shojin ryori. Shojin ryori exerted effects on Japanese cuisine and contributed to its development. This means Shojin ryori is the origine of Washoku, Japanese cuisine.

Since Meiji period (1868), Japanese began to eat meats under the influence of Western culture. However the popularity of meat-eating in Japan became later than the high-growth period after the Second World War under American influence. Therefore Japanese well-known meat dishes don't have a long history. Some dishes are adapted to western eating habits. Today those western-adapted Japanese foods are wellknown in western countries. Therefore many Japanese foods that are shown in western countries, those are adapted to western style and often different from original Japanese taste.

Tokyo Doll gives Shojin Ryori cooking workshop at Utrecht, The Netherlands. The workshop teacher is a Japanese who learned Shojin cooking at the temple when she was in Japan. You can learn authentic knowledge about both cooking and concepts with Japanese history background.

Prices:
Shojin ryori (Japanese vegetarian cooking) workshop basic.
Contents: rice, soup, 1 main dish, 2 side dishes.

1 person: 55 euro  excluding Dutch tax 21%
2 person : 40 euro/per person  excluding Dutch tax 21%
3 to 6 person 30 euro /per person excluding Dutch tax 21%
Gluten-free menu is available.

Extra side dish costs 5 euro (including Dutch tax 21%) per person plus an extra half hour)
Extra main dish costs 10 euro (including Dutch tax 21%) per person plus an extra half hour)

Please send your request via application form.
http://www.123contactform.com/form-1838134/Workshop-Contact-Form-EN

Following map is the station nearby workshop location.

ref: wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cuisine

Upcoming events

Tokyo Doll participates some events in June.

- 4,5 June. Stripdagen Haarlem as an artist.
Location: Haarlem, Netherlands.

- 11, 12 June. Animecon as a cooking teacher.
Location: Den haag, Netherlands.

- 19 June. Japan day as an artist.
Location: Oranjerie De Groene Parel, Soembastraat 83, Den Helder, Netherlands

And some company events and workshops at public school.

Tokyo Doll participates in FACTS Spring Edition

Date: 2 and 3 April 2016
Location: Flanders Expo
Maaltekouter 1
9051 Ghent, Belgium
More info: http://www.facts.be/

Portrait examples

Japanese artist draws your or your family portrait in authentic manga style. The portrait is delivered by pencil drawing or digital colour. Select your favorite style from examples below.
1. Typical manga style.
2. Inbetween real and manga style.
3. Mascot style (Chibi).
You can get a charm of your portrait if you order this style in digital.
More info: tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/portrait.html