The 2nd NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest final competition will be held!
～Web voting will be held this time～
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December 19, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Nex-area Company Limited
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) has continued to promote the “2nd NEXCO EAST We will hold the final contest of the "Menu Contest" as follows.
In this contest, 51 SA/PA restaurants participate to develop a new regional menu based on the set theme.The nine chefs who won the qualifying session in the 7 blocks of East Japan region Compete for your skills in the final competition.
This time, we will conduct a web voting that allows general customers to participate, and 100 people will be given a "special tasting ticket" by lottery from among those who voted.
NEXCO EAST 2nd New Menu Contest Final Competition
- theme:"Health-oriented" low-calorie local cuisine-for memories of delicious trips-
- Date and time:February 28, 2008 (Thursday) 11:30-15:00
- place:Tokyo Chef College (Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
- judge:Judge Chairman Ken Jianichi and 9 others
- Participating works:According to the following "work in the finals"
- If you would like to collect data, please contact us in advance.
- General visitors are not allowed to enter this contest.
About web voting
- Implementation period:From Thursday, December 27, 2007 to Sunday, February 17, 2008
- way to participate:During the period," DraPla (http://www.driveplaza.com) You can participate from the dedicated homepage provided in ".
- Present:A special tasting ticket will be presented as a pair to 100 customers by lottery from among those who voted, in order to enjoy one of the nine works that participated in the final competition.
- For more information, please visit the dedicated website (http://contest.driveplaza.com) that will open from December 27 (Thursday).
Final competition entry
[Morioka block]
- Cooking name:
- Small grain rice and soy milk pork shabu
- price:
- 1,300 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Mount Iwate SA (below)
- comment:
- Please enjoy the specialties of the north of the prefecture, "Mokichibi" and "Maitake Appi", freshly squeezed soy milk from a local tofu shop, and "Tochu tea pork".
[Sendai block]
- Cooking name:
- Date's tiger blowfish set
- price:
- 1,460 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Chojahara SA (above)
- comment:
- With the magnificent nature of Mt. Kurikoma in the background, we offer high quality "Torafugu" that is cultivated in running water at a reasonable price.
[Sendai block]
- Cooking name:
- Date taste "Osaki, taste tour"
- price:
- 1,380 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Chojahara SA (below)
- comment:
- Enjoy the “Date flavor” of Sendai Miso, with a focus on Osaki Sakura pork barbecue.
[Mito/Keiyo block]
- Cooking name:
- Longevity bento in Kuni, the land of Hitachi
- price:
- 1,300 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Moriya SA (above)
- comment:
- Enjoy seven types of menus that fully utilize the ingredients of Ibaraki's special products such as Anko, Rose pork, and Beni Azuma.
[Utsunomiya block]
- Cooking name:
- Shimono Shunsai Doraku
- price:
- 1,500 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Kamikawachi SA (below)
- comment:
- Mainly authentic soba noodles, mainly Yuzu was added to the local ingredients, and it was summarized as "Soba Kaiseki".
[Utsunomiya block]
- Cooking name:
- Nasunogahara Irodori Gozen
- price:
- 1,200 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Nasu Kogen SA (below)
- comment:
- Nasu Kogen pork was steamed with colorful local vegetables, and "Nasu maple salmon" and "Kirifuri beef" were made into sushi.
[Tokorozawa block]
- Cooking name:
- Stone-fired bibimbap in orchard field
- price:
- 1,200 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Kosaka SA (above)
- comment:
- Mainly vegetables that are particular about freshness due to local production for local consumption, low calorie and healthy finish. Please enjoy the bibimbap with the Higashimatsuyama specialty miso sauce.
[Niigata block]
- Cooking name:
- (From Kawanakajima to Echigoji) Echigoji Gozen (Echigoji Gozen)
- price:
- 1,200 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Yoneyama SA (below)
- comment:
- Please enjoy the local cuisine of Niigata prefecture, which is rich in vitamins and DHA, which "cleans the blood and works against tiredness".
[Nagano block]
- Cooking name:
- Seiryu Kirisumi
- price:
- 1,300 yen (tax included)
- Area name:
- Yokogawa SA (above)
- comment:
- We propose a unique way to eat using 7 types of Gunma's famous konjac. Mushroom Kingdom Enjoy the mushrooms of Gunma Gunma with duck loin mushroom salad.
- The content of the work may change slightly depending on the purchase situation etc.