Wagashi Masterclass Zurich: Learn Professional Japanese Confectionery
A Skill You Can Continue Using
What if your next signature dessert was something your customers had never experienced before?
For one weekend only, Doris, founder of Malaysia Cooking Academy, brings her international teaching experience to Zurich. This is not simply a demonstration. You will work with the ingredients, practise each technique and make the Wagashi yourself.
Professional Possibilities
Why Learn Wagashi?
Wagashi brings together flavour, texture, colour, seasonality and storytelling. For a food business, it can become more than a beautiful sweet—it can become a recognisable point of difference.
- Create a signature Japanese-inspired dessert
- Develop seasonal confectionery collections
- Add premium items to afternoon tea
- Build matcha and specialty-tea pairings
- Offer a product customers cannot easily find elsewhere
Choose Your Path
Three Levels of Wagashi Training
Hanabi Yokan
Explore layering, colour placement, texture and clean presentation through a Japanese sweet inspired by fireworks.
2.5 hours · CHF 200
Seasonal Collection
Develop shaping, character work and nine detailed winter designs for seasonal collections, gifting and afternoon tea.
4 hours · CHF 360
Advanced 3D Wagashi
Study beans as the foundation of Wagashi, then progress into complex construction, precision and 3D presentation.
4.5 hours · CHF 490
The Complete Journey
From Foundation to Mastery
Follow all three levels across the weekend and leave with a complete understanding of foundational, seasonal and advanced Wagashi techniques.
Complete 3-Day Masterclass · CHF 650
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Meet Doris
Doris is the founder of Malaysia Cooking Academy, with more than 15 years of experience in food and beverage and over nine years of international teaching experience.
She has taught in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Seoul, Malaysia, Singapore, Manila, the Maldives, Brunei, Bangkok, Jakarta and Medan.
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Who Should Attend?
Pastry chefs, café and tea-room owners, confectioners, bakery owners, hotel and restaurant pastry teams, culinary teachers, food creators and serious home bakers. No previous Wagashi experience is required for Level 1.
16–18 October 2026
Wagashi Masterclass Zurich Schedule
| Date | Time | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, 16 Oct | 14:00–16:30 | Level 1 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 18:30–21:00 | Level 1 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 09:30–12:00 | Level 1 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 13:30–16:00 | Level 1 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 17:30–21:30 | Level 2 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 12:30–16:30 | Level 2 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 17:30–22:00 | Level 3 |
KochRaum · Zurich
Learn a Skill You Can Bring Back to Your Own Kitchen
Places are limited to keep the training practical and personal. Choose one level or follow the complete three-day path.
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