Going with noodle writer,
Yamada!――
Noodles at Gujo Hachiman #4

“Sample Village IWASAKI” is established in Gujo Hachiman where Mr Iwasaki started his business of making food replica and providing food replica making workshops. The quality of food replica made here is the best in this industry. There are lots of food replica souvenirs and food replica making kit that you can make at home for sale.

I thought it is difficult to make food replica but in fact it is not! You do not need to bring anything with you. You can just try if you want to, not need to worry anything. Thus, 3-year-old young kid can also join if accompanied by parents.

There are lots of experience courses you can choose from. Tempura and lettuce, mini parfait, spaghettis, Sushi, Ramen, Zaru-soba and others. As I am a noodle writer, I would like to try to make my own Ramen (2900JPY, with tax and container)!

Because you need to reserve in advance, I have my reservation on the last day of my stay at Gujo. When I arrive, staff greets me and gives me an apron to put on.

After checking all the ingredients on the table, he guides me and tells me that food replica represents the most delicious moment of food. Menma (Fermented bamboo roots) and barbecued pork sharpen my appetite!

Let the noodles made in wax soak into hot water like boiling real noodles and place them inside the bowl carefully. Put barbequed pork and other toppings on the noodles and pour liquid in amber color. Make sure the toppings and noodles do not move. Finally pour soup into the bowl and finish!

After that, you need to wait until it cools down. A tasty bowl of noodles is done! Smooth noodles inside the clear soup make me want to eat them, even I know they are not eatable…

The staff explains very clearly with patience makes me have a wonderful experience. Because they teach me so well that I can make this delicious food replica by my own. I am so satisfied after attending this workshop.

I try to make Tempura and lettuce (from 900JPY, with tax) too. Put shrimp inside the liquid wax to make the batter coating. Just like the real tempura, you need to move quick in order to make a tasty tempura. As it is my first making this, it does not seem nice. Actually, you can only try one time, but because I need to write this report, I have a second chance to make another one. This time, I make a delicious shrimp tempura!

The one made by the staff looks the tastiest. You do not need to bite it, but you can feel the sound when you eat it. I think of the tempura I saw in “Matsubaya” (See the previous chapter). I should have eaten it that time! Just do it if you cannot make a decision.