【LocalMeet】Rice to Bread: A Japanese Baking Journey with Locals

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Bake, taste, and connect — a gluten-free, vegan-friendly rice bread experience with locals in Japan.
Choose from 4 fun and flexible courses, from full baking to casual tasting.

🌾 Course ❶ – Foundations of Rice Bread Baking (with optional online continuation)

You will make two kinds of bread: one basic round roll (marupan) and one additional beginner-level bread (e.g., naan).
After baking, enjoy tasting the bread you made. Take home any leftovers. Includes gluten-free rice-based dessert and a drink of your choice.

🌾 Course ❷ – Hands-On Rice Bread Baking + Tasting of Iconic Japanese Breads

A hands-on class where you'll bake marupan (round rice bread). Includes tasting with a gluten-free rice dessert and a drink of your choice.You’ll also get to taste a second bread — choose in advance between:

• Vegan baked curry bread
• Traditional anpan (sweet red bean bun)

🌾 Course ❸ – Rice Bread Tasting Experience

Watch the instructor demonstrate how to make marupan — no hands-on baking required.
This course is focused on tasting rice-based breads. Includes a gluten-free rice dessert and a drink of your choice.

🌾 Course ❹ – Japanese Rice-Based Sweets Tasting Experience

Traditional Japanese sweets made from raw rice.You’ll grill and assemble your own dorayaki (Japanese pancake sandwich with red bean filling).Tasting includes:Mini rice bread loaf, All served with your choice of drink.

・Dorayaki
・Shiratama (mochi rice balls)
・Nama-yatsuhashi (Kyoto-style cinnamon sweet)

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• If any expenses, such as food or drinks, on the day, please cover only your own costs.
• Your friend will be waiting at the meeting point holding a sign with the ZeMott logo.
• This TOMODACHI ( local friend) "speaks English" but basically Japanese cannot speak it. Sharing this experience together with your TOMODACHI does not depend on language or nationality differences. However, if communication becomes necessary, please do your best using gestures!
  You might also find it helpful to use tools like Google Translate or generative AI.
• Your TOMODACHI is not a guide but a local friend. Please do your best to create the best memories with them. They are sure to become your greatest friend, and you'll likely want to return here again!
• The Sharing Fee includes a 30% platform service charge.

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