NS Home Shopping Holds Preliminary Round of 'NS Food Festa - Young Chef Challenge'

20 Teams with Awards Participate in the Finals

NS Home Shopping announced on the 21st that it will hold the preliminary round of the 'Young Chef Challenge' cooking competition, part of the 'NS Food Festa' to be held in September.

NS Home Shopping is holding the preliminary round of the 'Young Chef Challenge' cooking contest at the 'NS Food Festa' scheduled for September. The photo shows the gourmet competition at 'NS Cook Fest 2023' held on October 20 last year. [Photo by NS Home Shopping]

The preliminary round is the '2023 National Culinary Specialized High School Cooking Competition' hosted by the Korea Culinary Museum, scheduled to take place on the 21st at the Korea Culinary Museum in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province.

Thirty teams, each consisting of one student from culinary specialized high schools, will compete under the theme of "Brunch Menu Using Natural Ingredients." The top 20 teams from this round will qualify to participate in the main cooking competition of NS Food Festa, co-hosted by NS Home Shopping and Iksan City.

The winning teams will participate in the Young Chef Challenge category, where they will be judged on their developed dishes, sauce evaluation, and presentations, with prizes including 5 million KRW for the grand prize and 2 million KRW for the excellence award.

The final competition will be held at 'Harim First Kitchen' in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, during the NS Food Festa in September.

Since 2008, NS Home Shopping has been hosting a cooking festival to promote the development of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and the food industry. This year, the festival has been rebranded as NS Food Festa and expanded into a 'K-Food Festival' that integrates food, culture, and tourism.

In addition to the 20 teams in the Young Chef Challenge, a total of 100 teams?including 70 general participants and 10 local restaurants?will compete in the largest cooking competition in Korea in terms of prize money. Various programs such as a conference exploring the future of the food industry and cooking classes for families to enjoy together are also being prepared.

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