Original Sushi competition 2003 has been organised, as with the first, to allow a cultural exchange to take place between Britain and Japan, and to bring about completely new forms of sushi. The competition's Final Event, at which judging will take place is being held in a Central London venue in April 2003. In the words of the 2003 competitions committee head, Mr. Makoto Kakebayashi: "The first Original Sushi Competition showed that Western ingredients and the imaginations of the people of the UK could be combined with the Japanese tradition of sushi to make wonderful new dishes. The 2003 competition is going to be another genuine cultural exchange and also a lot of fun."




The competition is being sponsored by Kikkoman, the world's biggest soy sauce producer, Matsuri Restaurant Group, Asahi Beer, one of Japan's biggest selling beers, ANA (All Nippon Airways), and Kewpie Mayonnaise, all of which add prestige to the competition, as do the Embassy of Japan (London), JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization) and JETRO(Japan External Trade Organization) who are supporting the competition.
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Tuesday April 8th 2003 at Matsuri High Holborn 6.00 - 9.00pm
71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6EA Tel: 020 7430 1970
The sushi designs of 10 adult and 10 children finalists will be prepared by the chefs and considered by a panel of judges. The grand prize is a pair of return tickets to Japan courtesy of All Nippon Airways.

Original Sushi Mini Events will take place at a selection of schools around the UK at which pupils will have a chance to learn about traditional and contemporary sushi from a professional sushi chef as well as the opportunity to make and taste sushi dishes for themselves. After this experience they will be ready, if they wish, to create their own original sushi and enter the competition. A visiting sushi expert and master of 'art' sushi from Japan will be appearing at some of these events to show off his skills in special creative sushi workshops.


Saturday March 1st 2003 at International School of London 6.00 - 9.00pm
139 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 8LG. Tel: 020 8992 5823
Attendees: Students, parents and visitors to the concurrent International Food Festival organised by the school
 
Monday March 3rd 2003 at Le Cordon Bleu London Institute 4.00 - 6.00pm
114 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2HH Tel: 020 7935 3503
Attendees: Cookery students and professional chefs (about 40 people)
 
Wednesday March 5th 2003 at Moshi Moshi Sushi Brighton 4.00 - 6.00pm
Bartholomew Square, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1JS Tel: 01273 719 915
Attendees: Local primary school students, their parents and cookery school students (about 40 people)
 
Friday March 7th 2003 at Hall School Wimbledon 2.00 - 4.00 pm
17 The Down, Wimbledon, London SW20 8HF Tel: 020 8879 9200
Attendees: students aged 10-12 and their parents (about 70 people)
 
The two chefs are representatives of the All Japan Sushi Association (AJSA), the biggest sushi-related society with 20,000 members. Authorised by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan, the society's activities include organising the prestigious 4-yearly Sushi Skill Contest.
 
Masayoshi Kazato, Sakae Sushi, Chiba Prefecture
Since 1997 has been a volunteer at the annual All American Sakura Festival 1997: participated in the Sushi Exhibition at the Japanese Embassy in the US Since 2000 has been a contest director of the annual All America Sushi Skill contest 2001: Involved with Sakura Festival, Germany (organised for the completion of the Japanese consulate in Berlin) April 2002: Charity sushi event in aid of 9/11 disaster October 2002: Charity Sushi Event for Czech Republic flood disaster held at the Japanese Embassy.

Takashi Yasuda, chef at Kintaro Sushi in Tokyo's Ueno district
Yasuda is renowned for his innovation in sushi design, producing dishes resembling anything from panda to ornate flowers with ease, which delight children in particular
Kintaro Sushi is a famous sushi restaurant best known for its Traditional Edo-Saiku Sushi skill: many of its chefs have won the Sushi Skill Contest
 
 
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Big sushi by little people! School children discover and make sushi themselves
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2002 was the very first Original Sushi Competition.
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You can now taste for yourself Miso Mozzarella, which is featured on the menus of Matsuri High Holborn and St James', Moshi Moshi Sushi, and Feng Sushi.
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Fax: 020-7436-1930