Papa John's Holds Finals of 'Real Delicious Pizza Recipe Contest'

On the 11th, at the Papa John's Pizza training room in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, during the final round of the 'Really Delicious Pizza Recipe Contest,' Chairman Seo Chang-woo (third from the left), President Jeon Jung-gu (fourth from the left), and the finalist teams are taking a group photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Papa John’s Pizza announced on the 12th that it held the final round of the 2022 Pizza Recipe Contest.

Papa John’s Pizza accepted entries for a month for the ‘Finding the Origin! Truly Delicious Pizza Recipe Contest,’ receiving five times more submissions than in 2019. Afterward, a professional judging panel selected a total of five teams as finalists and announced them on the website on the 4th.

The finalist teams participated in the competition held on the 11th at the Papa John’s Pizza training room located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where they made pizzas according to their own recipes and explained their entries through presentations.

On the day, Papa John’s Pizza selected and awarded the Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Merit Award. The final entries may lead to the launch of new menu items at Papa John’s Pizza.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Team 1 (An Heejin, Kim Jiwon) for their ‘Shrimp Ball Touch Pizza.’ The Shrimp Ball Touch Pizza features Papa John’s Pizza’s garlic ranch sauce as the base, topped evenly with bite-sized shrimp balls, button mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and other toppings, offering a chewy texture and mild flavor. The Grand Prize winner received a cash prize of 3 million KRW.

The Excellence Award went to Team 3 (Kim Gwanyoung), who presented the ‘Texas Pie Pizza’ with a concept of Texas cuisine. The Texas Pie Pizza is characterized by a rich tomato sauce base topped with nachos, baked beans (beans boiled in tomato sauce), jalape?os, and finished with hot chili sauce, delivering a crispy texture and spicy flavor. The winning team received a cash prize of 1 million KRW. The Merit Award was given to Team 2 (Kim Jowon) for ‘GREEN-PIZZA (Basil Pizza),’ Team 4 (Kim Jeongin, Kang Juhyeok) for ‘Going Toowoomba Pizza,’ and Team 5 (Lim Heejin, Jo Hani) for ‘Peanut Butter Pizza,’ each receiving a cash prize of 500,000 KRW.

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