Notice That We Are Now Accepting Applications for the 11th Washoku World Challenge

“Washoku World Challenge” is a Japanese cuisine competition organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan for non-Japanese chefs who are deeply interested in Japanese cuisine and who are eager to improve their knowledge and skills.

This year marks the 11th competition of the Washoku World Challenge. Approaching the 10th anniversary of the registration of “WASHOKU” as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, this year’s competition will be a new challenge for Japanese cuisine to make a further leap forward.

This time, three regional competitions (Europe, America, and Asia) will be held for the chefs who have passed in the document screening: to determine the winners of each region. The European competition will be held in London, the American in New York, and the Asian in Singapore from November to early December. Each regional competition is open to six competitors.