Cooking contest held to popularise traditional Japanese cuisine

Tokyo, Dec 01 (ANI): To popularise ‘Washoku’ or the traditional cuisine of Japan, a cooking competition was recently organized in Tokyo. Ten chefs from nine countries, who reached the final contest, demonstrated the traditional techniques of Japanese food. Registered to World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Washoku is being served at over 90,000 places all over the world, excluding Japan. Washoku is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. The chefs prepared “Furofuki Daikon -radish” using dashi soup. Usman Khan from Pakistan tried original Udon noodle with leaf and flower. The prize of creative Washoku was awarded to Allan C. Aranas from Philippines. He created original “Ochaduke” by putting dashi soup on to rice and including citrus fruit flavor. The judges admired the originality of the dish. Gonzalo Santiago Bautista from Mexico was declared the best chef as the judges admired his high level skills and sense of taste. Japan’s All Nippon Airways is also introducing regional beverages and cuisines onboard, at airport lounges and other services, through its ‘Tastes of JAPAN’ campaign. During the tenth phase of the project, All Nippon Airways will introduce products from Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures of Japan in the next one

Watch the Video below

Ventuno