20 chefs from world over participate in World Sushi Cup competition

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Tokyo (Japan), Aug 29 (ANI): Sushi is a one of the staple dishes of Japan. It is prepared by arranging various ingredients on a plate to create themes. “World sushi cup Japan 2019” was recently held in Tokyo. This competition was held to improve the skill of sushi chefs around the world and promote sushi culture of Japan. Twenty chefs from various regions and countries participated in the sushi competition. Judges at the competition include Daisuke Terasawa and Terasawa, a comic artist of “Shota-no-Sushi”, which depicts the life of a sushi chef. Cartoons and dramas have introduced sushi culture to young Japanese people. Recently, cartoons have widely introduced Japanese sushi culture overseas through publication and broadcasting dramas. Yap Wee Leong, a young sushi chef from Malaysia won the competition. His generation of sushi chefs has an experience to watch comic and TV drama of “Shota-no-Sushi”. That comic provoked him to be a World top Sushi chef.