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Rising young chefs develop dishes based on a theme! Why was this dish created? With concepts like the value of creating this dish and why it can satisfy customers, the dishes born from these young chefs' one-of-a-kind imagination (creativity) are well worth a look!

  • The Potential of Breakfast

    The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama

    The Potential of Breakfast

    This time, with breakfast as the theme — as consumers' lifestyle changes drive growing diversification in needs — we explored 'breakfasts that draw…

    • Giving Value to Vegan Cooking Within Japanese Cuisine

      Akasaka Dormitory

      Giving Value to Vegan Cooking Within Japanese Cuisine

      This time, we explored how to give value to vegan cooking within Japanese cuisine — a challenge that has grown alongside the recent rise in inbound…

      • The Potential of Milk

        ELECOM Co., Ltd. Atami Club

        The Potential of Milk

        This time, we explored the potential of milk, an ingredient not often used as a leading player in Japanese cuisine. Please take a look at these three…

        • A New Exploration of Aroma

          Kappo Ikkon

          A New Exploration of Aroma

          We asked our chefs to explore 'aroma,' one of the important elements that makes up Japanese cuisine. Please take a look at three chefs' three…

          • The Possibilities of Rice

            Azabu Muroi

            The Possibilities of Rice

            Rice is indispensable to Japanese cuisine. We ask the chefs to present a dish that showcases their ingenuity in how they use rice, turning it into an…

            • The Value of Dining Out That My Restaurant Offers

              Black Spring Taichung, Taiwan

              The Value of Dining Out That My Restaurant Offers

              Given the current situation, where it's still difficult to casually go out to eat because of the pandemic, what kind of consideration and ingenuity —…

              • What Is Koku?

                Nihonbashi Shin

                Jun Okada

                What Is Koku?

                The word "rich" is often used to evaluate food. But what exactly does richness mean?

                • The Potential of Sake Lees, The Potential of Soy Meat

                  Japanese Restaurant Seizan

                  The Potential of Sake Lees, The Potential of Soy Meat

                  Two themes: soy meat and sake lees. Both are ingredients drawing attention now, as food diversification continues to advance, and the question is how…

                  • The Potential of Charcoal

                    Takuma Sunada

                    The Potential of Charcoal

                    The theme is charcoal — traditionally used just for grilling ingredients — and what new ways it might be put to use in Japanese cuisine. What kind of…

                    • Using Oil as the Sixth Taste

                      Asakusa View Hotel

                      Using Oil as the Sixth Taste

                      "The umami of oil" is drawing attention as a new taste sensation following the traditional five basic tastes. Could making skillful use of this…

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