We cooked どら焼き(dorayaki)

Today’s main activity was the long-awaited dorayaki cooking class led by Rie-sensei and the cooking han. Dorayaki are sweet treats that consist of red bean paste sandwiched between two small pancakes. The hardest part is making the pancakes the perfect shape and size. We interviewed our fellow students and asked them, “What is the secret to making a perfect dorayaki pancake?” Here are some answers:

“Teamwork” - Jean S.
“And love” - Elijah F.
“You have to pour it” - Darius B.
“Hold the pancake up to check the pancake, then flip it” - Peter N.
“Copy Peter” - Undoukai han.

Once we were done, we got to eat our warm and fresh dorayaki. We also made enough to give to each of the Latin Academy students as a gift. We hope our new friends enjoy them!

In other news, we did our laundry! We also had back-to-back language classes today to make time for the cooking class. Students in the Advanced class presented their favorite places, and learned how to use keigo (formal speech). The Intermediate class continued learning how to conjugate verbs. The Beginner class learned about even more sounds in Japanese that are formed by diacritical marks and contractions.