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Japan Month at HKU 2010: “Make Your Own Sushi” with the Chef to the Consul General of Japan

13 Apr 2010

To celebrate the launch of Japan Month at HKU 2010, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures' Department of Japanese Studies and the Japanese Society A.A.H.K.U.S.U. are hosting a Japanese Food Workshop featuring Shinichi ANDO (安東伸一), chef to the Consul-General of Japan and one of the most skilled practitioners of Japanese cuisine in Hong Kong.

Students participating in the workshop will have an opportunity to make their own sushi hand rolls under the guidance of Chef ANDO, and to taste authentic Japanese dishes, including tempura, miso soup with pork and vegetables, and "oden" casserole.

The Japanese Food Workshop will be followed by a kimono dress-up session (for men and women). Eight okami-san - or female managers of traditional Japanese Inns (ryokans) - will be on hand to demonstrate the proper way to wear a kimono.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: April 16, 2010 (Friday)
Venue: Global Lounge, the University of Hong Kong

Japanese Food Workshop - Make Your Own Sushi
Time: 12:45 - 2:00 pm

Traditional Japanese Inns and Their Great Female Managers: Take a Photo in a Kimono
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Japan Month at HKU 2010 also features a series of performances by Japanese Studies students, including poem recitations, speeches, stand-up comedy skits, Japanese animation dubbing, and plays by Yukio MISHIMA and Hayao MIYAZAKI. The performances will take place in the University's Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre Theatre from 1:00 to 6:30 pm on April 23, 2010 (Friday).

This year's Japan Month is co-organized by the Japanese Society, A.A.H.K.U.S.U. and held with the support of the Consulate General of Japan, Japan Airlines, Canon, Okami Association of Japanese Ryokan, Shizuoka Prefecture, Greenreadings Bookshop, Kagome, Watami, the Faculty of Arts, and the Global Lounge.

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Luci Cheng at 2859 2049 / luci@hkucc.hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.

About the School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Officially established in July 2006 as a result of the reorganization of the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Arts, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures currently offers degree options in four area studies: American Studies, European Studies, Japanese Studies, and Modern China Studies, as well as programmes in eleven languages including Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Thai.