The 8th Nationwide Family Cooking Contest
On January 25, the With Gas Club*, in which JGA is a member, held "The 8th With Gas Nationwide Family Cooking Contest - Sharpening Your Five Senses by Cooking with Fire" at the hu+g MUSEUM, an information hub on food and housing recently opened by Osaka Gas. The contest is attracting more competitors each year, with a total of 46,046 teams this year, up from last year's record-high of 36,356 teams. The Osaka final stage was contested by 15 teams of parent-child pairs, all winners of the regionals, in a heated and impressive match in which all teams presented the favorite dish of the family. The main valuation bases were teamwork between parent and child, the taste of the dish, and the original idea that each family put into cooking. The Grand Prix was won by "Gift from Tsugaru, Our Healthy Family Dish" by Team Oda. The other participants commented that cooking together strengthened parent-child and family ties and was an invaluable time.
The With Gas Nationwide Family Cooking Contest offers participants an opportunity to learn cooking in a fun way and to casually experience Shokuiku, or food education. The Japan Gas Association is actively contributing to society through Shokuiku activities and by running campaigns to widely promote "Life with Gas" to families, in addition to supporting wider use of city gas.
*The "With Gas Club" is a consortium established by four industries working with the living environment (housing companies, kitchen and bath manufacturers, gas equipment manufacturers, and LPG and city gas companies) to make proposals for better homes and life styles. The Club comprises the Japan Federation of Housing Organizations, Japan Association of Kitchen & Bath, Japan Industrial Association of Gas and Kerosene Appliances, and Collabo. |
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"Gift from Tsugaru, Our Healthy Family Dish" by Team Oda |
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Team Oda cooking |
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