NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest Final Competition Results

~The Grand Prix was decided to be "Meromero in Ibaraki-Love with the wonderful "food" of Ibaraki ~" at Tomobe SA of Joban Expressway (In-bound line)! !

2019 March 1
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Nex-area Company Limited

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will hold the 2018 "NEXCO EAST New Menu Contest" final tournament on Thursday, February 28, at the Educational Corporation Gakuin Gakuin Tokyo Nutrition Food College (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo). did.

As part of our "Service Area (SA) / Parking Area (PA)" Hanazukuri "" initiative, we aim to create unique and attractive stores that take advantage of the characteristics and characteristics of the region. It decides the top of the developed original menu. In the final tournament, in addition to 11 regional representatives who won the block tournament for each region from participating stores, a total of 12 items of "previous tournament winner" Joban Expressway Tomobe SA (In-bound line) awaited in the final as a special seed I challenged the competition.

A total of six judges will judge each work, including the chairman of the Sichuan restaurant group chef Chen Ken-ichi, the judge, Moe Azuki, a NEXCO EAST SA / PA gourmet ambassador, and the talent Yoshiko Kawase. , I decided the grand prix. In addition, all 121 products that participated, including 12 products that participated in the final competition, are on sale at the SA / PA.

During the spring outing season, please enjoy the menu that you can only enjoy in this area.

Pictures of the award ceremony
[Award ceremony]
Photo of Grand Prix menu
【Grand Prix】
Joban Expressway Tomobe SA (In-bound line)
"Ibaraki's Melody-Love to the Great Ibaraki Food"
1,200 yen (tax included)

Grand Prix

<Ibaraki block>
Joban Expressway Tomobe SA (In-bound line) "Gem no Kura"
Love in Ibaraki-Love in the wonderful "food" of Ibaraki-
(1,200 yen)

A photo of Ibaraki's melody-with love for the wonderful "food" of Ibaraki-

【Product introduction】
Hitachi beef yakiniku is soy sauce-flavored Japanese style. Mapo tofu is Chinese, and the roast pork of "Tsukuba Bibuta" has changed its taste with Italian. Not only meat, but also tofu, soy sauce, and rice, we are particular about the ingredients of Ibaraki.
[Key points]
Ibaraki's proud "beef, pork, chicken" is expressed in one plate. Enjoy the power of Ibaraki's meat as main, salad, soup. This is a product that expresses gratitude for having received the grand prix in the "letter to you" last time. ~ Love with great food in Ibaraki ~
[Voice of winning stores]
This time, it was the participation from the final competition. Since I participated in the seed frame, I came to this day feeling the pressure of making good works. In developing the menu, Ibaraki has many good ingredients, so I tried to make the best use of them.
We were able to win the Grand Prix this time, and I think this is also a victory for all the Ibaraki producers who have grown the wonderful materials. With the goal of surpassing 20,000 meals sold at the Grand Prix menu last year, we will continue to devote ourselves to each meal and provide it to our customers.

2nd Grand Prix (in no particular order)

<Iwate / Akita block>
Tohoku Expressway Maesawa SA (Out-bound line)
Tower of Maesawa (1,200 yen)

Tower of Maesawa Pictures

【Product introduction】
"Maesawa beef hamburger" uses "Maezawa beef" from Oshu City, and crispy chicken uses chicken from Ichinoseki. You can enjoy the taste of Iwate prefecture by using the local “Nanbu-senbei” as the chicken batter and crispy outside and juicy inside.

<Miyagi / Fukushima block>
Tohoku Expressway Chojahara SA (In-bound line)
Miyagi's "Forest" plenty plate (1,080 yen)

Miyagi no Mori Daku plate photo

【Product introduction】
The Japanese-style rice burger pate made with Miyako Prefecture's "Kampo Wagyu" and "Kampo Sangen pork" is finished by hand without adding any joints so that you can enjoy the original taste and texture of the meat. French Cafe de Paris butter is used to season the "Triangular Fried" from Tajiri, Osaki City.

Judge special prize 2 items (in no particular order)

<Tochigi block>
Tohoku Expressway Kamikochi SA (In-bound line)

Delicious Tochigi Flower Field Fuku Bloom Feast Plate
(1,200 yen)

Photo of Delicious Tochigi Flower Field Fuku Bloom Feast Plate

【Product introduction】
"Tochigi Wagyu" Takumi "" "Tochigi Kirifuri Kogen Beef" "Nasunogahara Beef" "Tochigi Beef Sushi Zanmai", "Ikkoku Noshu Dori Maki Sushi", "Koroko Soup Rice", etc. It's full of local taste! Tochigi, which is rich in nature, is expressed in one plate like a flower garden.

<Ibaraki block>
Joban Expressway Pasar Moriya (In-bound line)
"Ibaraki Morino Market Restaurant"
Chinese Dining Moriya
Meat and vegetable soup, soup, soup (1,200 yen)

Photograph of meat and vegetables

【Product introduction】
Ibaraki prefecture's "Rose pork" "beef thigh" "Hitachi chicken" is used. We brought out the deliciousness of meat using healthy steamed dishes and various cooking methods peculiar to Chinese cuisine. Rose-colored sashimi is fluffy even if you steam it with steam of boiling water all at once!

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