Catherina Hosai, a Malaysian but happily married for 37 years to a japanese. She has a cooking studio at her home near outram park mrt and she is a "celebrity chef".I was lucky to register myself for the class with Vegetarian Society of Singapore. I had wanted to attend but there was some slight miscommunication and only registered 3 days before her class. Luckily there were still 2 vacancies.
I was really excited to attend the workshop because i was pretty interested in some of the dishes she has to offer. There we supposed to have healing properties for the blood and i thought it was really useful as i was thinking of a friend who might need the recipe.Catherina's house was a peranakan house and was really a beautiful place. I love the way she decorated her home and her kitchen was also made such that she could hold cooking classes there. She also had a lot of souvenirs from different places.
She taught us 5 recipes all vegetarian - a sweet dessert, a soup, dumpling, cake, and a rice dish. All using japanese ingredients.
She is a bubbly character and her class was so enjoyable and she is very generous about sharing her tips and i really learned loads from her.
Some things i learned :
* should buy red dates with the seeds as those without seeds may contain certain chemicals used by the manufacturer to remove the seeds
* Godo or Niu Bang is good for detoxing blood and by boiling with water and drinking everyday can help to reduce sugar level.
* when making cakes with fruits, should always mix some of the batter with the fruits so that all doesnt sink below.
In addition, we met some other chefs who offers different types of foods - indian cuisine and another vegetarian eatery.
I will definitely join her other classes :)
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