Grand Prix for the 1st NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest!

-A restaurant on the Expressway will face off with a variety of original dishes and local specialties! ~

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March 8, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) will hold a contest for creative dishes with a rich regional flavor on March 7, as part of “flower making,” which is one of the keywords in the service and parking areas. Was held at the Tokyo Cookery College in Nishi-Shinjuku.
We welcome Mr. Kenichi Chen, who is famous as the "cook's iron man" as the chair of the judging committee, and Daniel Karl of the talent as a special judge. , Prosperous Grand Prix The winner was "Sai's Tamatebako" (1,350 yen) in the Takasaka service area of the Kan-Etsu Expressway Out-bound line in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture.
It is made with plenty of local Saitama ingredients such as mochi pork and is a healthy dish that customers of all ages can enjoy.

　Grand Prix Work name

"Sai's ball box" [Takasaka SA (below)]

Also, Special Judge Award The following three works were selected for.

Chen Kenichi

Title "Nasu Kogen Forest Mori Poetry" [Nasu Kogen SA (above)]

Daniel Curl

Title "Tomohana Bento" [Tomobe SA (above)]

Kazuyuki Aoshima

Title "Hanagoyomi Date Shishisaizen" [Sugo PA (above)]

On the day of the final, 10 chefs who participated in the district qualifying in 4 blocks of East Japan and won the competition of 50 restaurants participated. Under the conditions of "regional specialties, use of local ingredients, local colors for naming and arrangement", and "price is within 1,500 yen (tax included)", creative dishes full of individuality are presented and a hot battle is fought It was.

The 10 works that have advanced to this final tournament are From April, it will be served as "original food that can only be tasted there" in the corresponding service area and parking area.

State of the venue

Winning works

Block name	Area name	Exhibitor	Work name	price (tax included)
Morioka/ Sendai	Tohoku Expressway In-bound Line Sugo PA (Murata Town, Miyagi Prefecture)	Green Green Co., Ltd.	Flower calendar (date) Shikisaizen of Date (Food prepared using seasonal ingredients from Miyagi)	1,260 yen
	Tohoku Expressway Out-bound Line Chojahara SA (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture)	Naruko Kanko Hotel Co., Ltd.	Healthy Gozen Miyagi Shiromome Soybean (Miyagi Shirome soybeans are a collaboration of "Japanese" and "Western")	980 yen
	Tohoku Expressway In-bound Line Mt. Iwate SA (Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture)	Hachimantai Tourism Co., Ltd.	"La fusion" by Sanriku and Hachimantai (French course using Sanriku's seasonal ingredients and Hachimantai "Tochu Tea Pork")	1,500 yen
Niigata/ Nagano	Hokuriku Expressway In-bound line Yoneyama SA (Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture)	Echigo Transportation Co., Ltd.	Gottsu Zen "Sankaibushi" (The local cuisine "Sasa sushi" is arranged in a modern style)	1,250 yen
Niigata/ Nagano	Hokuriku Expressway Out-bound line Yoneyama SA (Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture)	Yoneyama Tourism Co., Ltd.	Fukuura Hakkei, Iso incense set (kagozen) (The sea scent is made from sea bream and seaweed from Kashiwazaki.)	1,200 yen
Utsunomiya/ Mito	Tohoku Expressway Out-bound Line Hasuda SA (Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture)	Japan Food Management Co., Ltd.	Aya (colored), Ren Sanka (It is a dish that uses plenty of Saitama ingredients (pork, chicken, vegetables))	1,400 yen
	Tohoku Expressway In-bound Line Nasu Plateau SA (Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture)	Bifuku Shoji Co., Ltd.	Nasu Highlands Mori poetry (This is a dish that focuses on local ingredients including the main Tochigi beef)	1,500 yen
	Joban Expressway In-bound Line Tomobe SA (Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture)	Tobu Food Service Co., Ltd.	Tomohana Bento (Local food such as rose pork was finished in a kaiseki-style bento)	1,360 yen
Tokorozawa/ Keiyo	Kan-Etsu Expressway In-bound Line Kamisato SA (Kamizato, Saitama Prefecture)	Royal Holdings Co., Ltd.	Joshu village Sato no Megumi Gozen (Yakiniku of Akagi beef, a dish that gives you a taste of Joshu, which is a kind of Uesato)	1,200 yen
Tokorozawa/ Keiyo	Kan-Etsu Expressway Out-bound Line Takasaka SA (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture)	Japan Food Management Co., Ltd.	Sai's ball box (We used Saitama-produced mochi pork loin, Chichibu miso, sweet potato, and tea soba to make it healthy.)	1,350 yen