Chinese chefs compete for Japan cuisine glory in Beijing

Three Chinese chefs showed off their cooking skills at the first Japan cuisine contest held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing in mid-October, presenting creative dishes made with ingredients from both the Asian countries that pair well with sake.The contest organized by the embassy to promote Japanese foodstuffs in China pitted the three chefs from Japanese restaurants in Beijing, Changsha and Chengdu against one another. They all passed a preliminary competition between some 30 chefs in September to qualify for the final stage.They were required to prepare dishes that accompanied sake ric…READ FULL ARTICLE