Presentation on Japanese Cuisine Focuses on Tradition and Ingredients
Chef Naoyuki Yanagihara gives a presentation on Washoku,
traditional Japanese cusine.
A special presentation on Japanese cuisine was given by the 2015 Japan Cultural Envoy, the internationally celebrated Chef Naoyuki Yanagihara, on Oct. 2 at the official residence of Consul-General Yasunori Nakayama.
Chef Yanagihara was born into a family specialising in "kinsa cooking", a traditional form of Japanese cuisine reputed to be more than 400 years old. He studied fermentation at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, and currently teaches and researches for his family's Yanagihara School of Traditional Japanese Cuisine. Chef Yanagihara has also been taking his ideas overseas, lecturing in many countries around the world. This year, he was named a Japan Cultural Envoy by the by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, has visited New Zealand and Brazil so far and is scheduled to visit the United States.
Mr. Shotaro Ozawa, the Director of Sales & Marketing at Ozawa Canada, was also on hand to provide an explanation on sake. In the audience were representatives from Toronto's political, cultural and diplomatic community. They were treated to special dishes prepared by Chef Yanagihara, as well as the cuisine of the Chef Koki Nagaoka, the Chef of the Official Residence.
Guests listen to explanations on various aspects of Washoku.
Mr. Shotaro Ozawa provided information on sake .
Consul-General of Japan Yasunori Nakayama leads the guests in a toast.
From right: Consul-General Nakayama, Consul-General of India Akhilesh Mishra,
Mrs. Reeti Mishra, Honorary Consul of Myanmar Bryon Wilfert
and Mrs. Chizuko Nakayama.
Consul-General Nakayama with
Toronto City Councillor Norm Kelly (left) and Councillor Michael Thompson.
Consul-General Nakayama and Chef Yanagihara with photgrapher Taku Ando (left) and
Mrs. Kelly Peterson, President and General Manager of Regal Recordings Ltd.
and the wife of the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Guests enjoy the food after the presentation.
Mr. Ozawa has fun with George Brown College's Special Events Manager Heather Dyer.
The guests were treated to exquisite dishes prepared by Chef Yanagihara.
French cuisine by the Chef of the Official Residence, Koki Nagaoka, was also on hand.
