TOKYO, Feb 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Chinese Chef WANG Wei Ping, from restaurant Sun with Aqua Japanese Dining Suntory, has won the 7th Washoku World Challenge, a Japanese cuisine contest for non-Japanese chefs sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
The final held in Tokyo on Feb. 20th and 21st brought together 5 chefs who won the qualifying rounds in Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, San Sebastian and New York. Over two days, they competed to display their skills and sensibility based on the competition’s main theme of “Umami” and this year’s theme of “Texture and Mouthfeel”.
