Ouchigohan! おうちごはん！ Dorayaki | Japanese Home Cooking with Table for Two & NAJAS

The July edition of the family-friendly online Japanese cooking class おうちごはん！Ouchigohan! - Japanese Home Cooking featured a classic Japanese confection -- dorayaki (どら焼き)!
Dorayaki sandwiches anko (餡子) red bean paste between two castella pancakes for the perfect on-the-go snack or light dessert.
The treat is notably a confection of good fortune as the shape is said to symbolize a great embrace and unconditional love. Moreover, dorayaki is just plain fun as it can be topped with any combination of ingredients, including fruit and ice cream, to create the perfect summer treat.
Special guest Aoi TSUCHIDA, founder and owner of Kyoto-based OYATSU AOI, and beloved Ouchigohan! instructor Debra SAMUELS came together for this program on making dorayaki three ways. Participants used prepared anko (available online or in Asian markets) or cooked along with Tsuchida-san and Debra-sensei to make their own sweet red bean paste from scratch.
This month’s program was hosted by Japan-America Society of Houston and joined by Japan Society New York, The Japan Society of Boston, The Japan-America Society of Georgia, Japan America Society of Colorado, Japan-America Society of Indiana, Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and The Japan-America Society of Washington D.C.