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Japan's Vegan Tsubutsubu Cooking – Healthy, Affordable and Easy

Authentic Vegan Cooking from Japan

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What is tsubutsubu cooking?

Tsubutsubu cooking is based on a Japanese philosophy of 'yamato nadeshiko' 大和撫子.

'Yamato-nadeshiko' cooking is very simple, yummy and low-cost. Some reasons you should consider yamato-nadeshiko cooking is that it:

  • is 100% plant based

  • uses wholegrains—such as millet, sorghum, quinoa, amaranth, pearl barley and buckwheat—that contain all the essential nutrients in natural balance for our body to function (also suitable for many people who may have allergies)

  • uses no sugar or dairy

In yamato-nadeshiko cooking, wholegrains are used to create a variety of meals and sweets (yes, sweets from wholegrains!). We make soup, pasta sauce, curry, lasagna…even pizza, custard, ice cream, jelly and biscuits. You will be surprised how easy these are to make!

Through yamato-nadeshiko cooking, you can learn both:

  1. the benefits of wholegrains, and

  2. how to eat these in daily life

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Food that we have made

Here are some examples of the yummy creations we make.

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My students

Here are some of my happy students!

Testimonials

Here are some comments from some of my customers…

Tomoko's explanations of the hows and whys during her cooking classes are second to none. Everything is brought to your house, and you get to eat delicious, nutritious food that leaves you feeling completely satiated!!! I have changed the way I look at preparing meals now and find that I am more present while cooking. This makes me actually enjoy something that, before, felt like a chore! I highly recommend gathering a few friends and inviting Tomoko into your house to change the way you shop, cook, and eat... better for you, better for your wallet, better for your health and well-being! Thank you, Tomoko, for being such an inspiration and helping me to become happier and healthier.

Brooke

School Teacher

Tomoko's tubu tubu cooking class was incredible! Not only did she travel an hour and half to deliver it to a group of us, her knowledge of nutrition, energy and the Gohan cuisine and they way she delivered that information and produced delicious food was inspiring to say the least. Simple ingredients coupled with her passion and wisdom has impacted on the way I cook everyday. Thankyou Tomoko.

Bianca Baldissera

Secondary school teacher

I started taking classes last year and learning to cook with Tomoko has been such a special experience for me. Her Tsubutsubu-style cooking lessons, held in her home, feel gentle, thoughtful and deeply nourishing. Tomoko teaches with easy grace, knowledge & patience, I love how she shares not only how to cook the dishes, she also explains why we cook this way, weaving in health, balance & Japanese culture along the way.

Each lesson feels like more than a cooking class, it’s a time to slow down, be creative, and connect with other like-minded people. I always leave with new macrobiotic dishes that I’m excited to make at home & a deeper appreciation for food as something that supports both body and mind.

Ending each session by sitting together, enjoying what we’ve made with a cup of tea in the Japanese style, is such a beautiful ritual. These lessons are calming, inspiring, and truly mind-expanding, and I’m very grateful to be learning from Tomoko.

Jennifer Pett

Hypnotherapist
LESSONS

LESSONS

I run several small classes each month. Each month offers different lessons.

About Me

About Me

I became a certified Tsubutsubu Cooking coach in April, 2024 and began teaching cooking lessons regularly in Cairns, Far North Queensland. I have also conducted workshops in Mission beach and in Mossman.

After the birth of our first child, I embarked on a journey to find the best food to feed her. Since then, I had a second child and explored many types of diet over the following 20 years of parenting. I tried macrobiotic, ayurveda, natural highness and raw vegan diets and enjoyed and learned many things through all of these experiences. At the end of my journey, though, I discovered Tsubutsubu Yamatonadeshiko cooking. This cooking approach I found to the simplest, easiest and yummiest of all the variations I explored. I thought to myself, “This is it!” then went to Japan to learn to be a Tsubutsubu coach. I am really satisfied when I can share this philosophy and method to anyone who feels lost in their eating habits, or who is trying to find a way to better their life through eating proper, wholesome food.

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