Live Sri Lankan cuisine competition for Japanese

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo with the assistance of two award winning Sri Lankan Chefs received over 140 applications with a live video showing the preparation of their favorite Sri Lankan dish of which 45 contestants were chosen for the semifinals.

Semifinals were conducted at a professional cooking studio that consisted of 05 rounds of 9 contestants in each round.  The judges picked two from each round for the finals which we hope to air live in the future.  The five semifinal rounds will be broadcasted at three to four week intervals through the Mission Facebook and other Japanese YouTube food channels.

Competitors had one hour to prepare their favourtie Sri Lankan dishes which included curries, short eats and desserts that were cooked and presented with creativity and of exceptional high quality.  

Mission hopes to fly down an internationally acclaimed chef for the finals with the sponsorship of Sri Lankan Airlines and broadcast through a popular local television station.