Cook Vegan Japanese beside the chef.
PHYSICAL COOKING SCHOOL - JAPANESE VEGAN CUISINE - SINGAPORE
Hands-on vegan Japanese cooking classes inside the Wakamama Omakase kitchen. Small groups, restaurant techniques, and a meal you make with your own hands — then sit down and eat together.
Max 4
Per Class
3 hrs
Hands-On
100%
Plant-Based
What only happens in person.
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Your hands, corrected live
Chef Joyce adjusts your knife grip, your rice, your plating in the moment — the kind of feedback a screen can't give. You leave with technique in your hands, not just your notes.
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The restaurant's own kitchen
Work with the same koji, house ferments, and tools used at the omakase counter, in the actual Wakamama kitchen at ICON @ Pasir Panjang. Ingredients you can taste before you cook.
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Cook it, then eat it
Every class ends at the table. You sit down to the full plant-based meal you made — with an optional Studio Ghibli mocktail — and eat it the way it's meant to be served.
CHOOSE YOUR CLASS
Class formats.
Plant-Based Sushi & Maki
Beginner–Intermediate
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Sushi rice mastery, cured tomato "tuna," marinated shiitake, and hand-roll technique. The class that travels best to your own kitchen.
Umami: Koji, Miso & Dashi
Intermediate
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Build umami from scratch — plant-based dashi, house miso, koji basics. The technique behind the whole Wakamama kitchen.
Signature Japanese Pumpkin Curry
Beginner
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Signature pumpkin curry with side dishes made approachable
Traditional Tsukemono
Beginner
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Chef's Joyce own Heirloom recipe passed down from her Japanese family
Wagashi: Japanese Sweets
Beginner–Intermediate
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Daifuku mochi, nerikiri sculpting, matcha and yuzu. Traditional Japanese confectionery, entirely vegan, made by hand.
Made for the curious.
WHO IT'S FOR
The date-nighters
A couple looking for something better than dinner-and-a-movie. Cook side by side, then eat what you made. One of the most memorable nights out in Singapore.
The home cook leveling up
You can already cook — now you want to understand why the techniques work. Live correction from a working restaurant chef changes your kitchen for good.
The team or celebration
Birthdays, hen parties, company offsites, client hosting. A private kitchen, a shared task, and a meal at the end. No prior cooking experience needed.
YOUR TEACHER
Taught by Chef Joyce.
Chef Joyce is the founder and head chef of Wakamama Omakase, the first vegan Japanese omakase restaurant in Singapore, opened in 2021 at ICON @ Pasir Panjang. She has spent over a decade building a plant-based interpretation of traditional Japanese fine dining.
Her philosophy is umami without compromise — koji, miso, kombu and aged fermentation building the depth normally drawn from seafood and dashi, entirely from plants. In these classes you learn the same techniques served at the omakase counter, in the room where they're made.
GOOD TO KNOW
FAQ
Do I need any cooking experience?
No. Most group classes and menus are designed for complete beginners. If you're more experienced, private sessions can be pitched harder. Everyone starts where they are.
Is the food really all vegan?
Yes — everything is 100% plant-based, with no animal products at any point. The whole point is building restaurant-grade flavour and umami entirely from plants.
Do we eat what we cook?
Yes. Every class ends with a proper sit-down meal of the dishes you've made, plated the Wakamama way. Come hungry.
Can you handle allergies and dietary needs?
Yes — the kitchen is already allium-free and accommodates most dietary requirements. Tell us when you book and we'll adjust the menu.
Can you handle allergies and dietary needs?
Yes — the kitchen is already allium-free and accommodates most dietary requirements. Tell us when you book and we'll adjust the menu.
Can I book a private class for a couple or a group?
Absolutely. Private and couples sessions run on your chosen date with a menu of your choice, and we host corporate buyouts for teams up to twelve. Message us on WhatsApp to arrange.
How is this different from your online classes?
The online school is self-paced and available worldwide. The in-person class is the hands-on version — live correction, the restaurant's own kitchen and ferments, and a meal at the table. Many guests do both.
Can I gift a class?
Yes. Classes make a popular gift for birthdays, anniversaries, and corporate occasions. Gift cards in custom amounts are available.