TOKYO, May 8 -- NHK World issued the following news:
An international competition to determine the best marmalades is taking place in one of Japan's leading citrus production areas -- Yawatahama City in western Japan's Ehime Prefecture.
Entries began being accepted in March for the sixth annual competition. A record 2,110 submissions were received from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United States.
Thirteen judges, including chefs and patissiers from Japan and abroad, have gathered at the ferry terminal building at Yawatahama Port this week to screen the entries from Monday through Wednesday.
Working in pairs, the judges are assessing the marmalades for appearance, texture, aroma and flavor, and awarding points along with written comme...