The 18th Creative Cooking Contest was introduced in the Kobe Shimbun on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
The "Omotenashi no Kokoro (Spirit of Hospitality) Contest," in which contestants competed in serving tourists, and the "Creative Cooking Contest," using Awaji Island ingredients, were held in Minami-Awaji City on March 25.
Seventy employees and cooks from lodging and tourist facilities on the island showed off the skills they have cultivated through their daily work.
The Awaji Island Tourist Association holds this event every year to enhance the attractiveness of Awaji Island, and it is now in its 18th year.
The theme of the hospitality contest was "Your charm is the charm of Awaji," and 62 people from 16 facilities gathered at the Hotel & Resorts Minami Awaji in the city.
They took a written test on tourism, service industry, and Awaji Island, and a practical test divided into the following categories: merchandising, food and beverage service, guest room attendant (matchmaker), telephone reservation, and lodging.
The theme of the creative cooking contest was "Island Dashi. Eight participants from four facilities who passed the document screening prepared their dishes at the city's Central Community Center.
The judges were wowed by the dishes, which were prepared with island ingredients and an emphasis on dashi (Japanese soup stock).
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The 18th Creative Cooking Contest
Right] Chef Mori won the Grand Prize! Dashi Tamanabe" at Restaurant Uzumi-no-oka with a spectacular view
Left: Executive Chef Fujimi won the Excellence Award! Grilled Ugiri on the island" at Restaurant Uzuno-Oka with a spectacular view
