toco toco — Season 1, Episode 11: Ayaka Matsuno, cookie artist
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes
Episode synopsis
Today the cookie artist Ayaka Matsuno is taking us to a Korean restaurant called "Pungumu" situated in Shin-Okubo, close to Shinjuku. Shin-Okubo is known as the Korean district. There you can find K-pop and beauty products, and also Korean restaurants. The restaurant Ayaka Matsuno is introducing us is specialised in Samgyeopsal, a Korean dish using grilled meat. The Samgyeopsal is prepared using a hot plate that is placed diagonally in order to dispose of the fat. After grilling the meat, we roll it in lettuce leaves and we add spices and other toppings. As a K-pop fan, Ayaka Matsuno likes to eat at "Pungumu" with her friends, discuss about K-pop bands while eating Korean food. Then, Ayaka will show us how to make cute cookies decorated with sugar icing. For this special occasion, she will feature the show's characters. She uses powdered sugar, egg white and food coloring. Ayaka Matsuno first started making this kind of cookies when one of her friend asked her to make original dishes for an opening event gathering creators. She likes strong visual and that's how she likes to express herself, through cooking and food.
About toco toco
toco toco is a program where Japanese artists and creators introduce places in Japan that inspire them. No scripted text or guidance, guests speak naturally and are free to choose any place they like. “toco toco” is the onomatopoeia to describe the sound of footsteps in Japanese, for the walks we go on together with our guests.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Yusuke Shigeta, digital artist
- E2Soryo Matsumura, tea ceremony master
- E3Michihito Fujii, film director
- E4Hima://Kawagoe, illustrator
- E5Wagashi Asobi, Japanese traditional confectioners
- E6Professor Sakamoto, 8-bit musician
- E7Kyoka, electronic musician and artist
- E8Arisa Katayama, Walking Bicycle project leader
- E9Riyoo Kim, ceramic artist
- E10Fuyuki Kanai, illustrator and performer
- E12Montblancs, comedy duo
- E13Take0920you, video games youtuber