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If you fancy yourself as a bit of a soy sauce connoisseur or if you enjoy dabbling in Japanese fusion cooking, we’ve found a perfect way for you to earn some easy prize money.

The Japan Soy Sauce Association is currently accepting entries for two special contest categories: Washoku, for Japanese-style recipes and Your Country’s Cuisine, for food that incorporates the use of soy sauce into traditional dishes from your homeland.

With the top prize being 100,000 yen (US$834.87), if you’re a foreigner living in Japan, now’s the time to get that apron on and get cooking!

To be eligible for the competition, you must be a foreign citizen living in Japan. Naturalised Japanese citizens are also able to apply. You must be available to attend the final review in August, the award ceremony on 1 October, and be able to communicate in Japanese or English and cook unassisted. Sound like you or someone you know? Good! Read on!

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Once you’ve chosen the category you wish to enter, fill out an application form with the name of your dish and the steps required for your never-before-published recipe, which should serve four people. You’ll need to include a photo of your completed dish and a short story related to it on a postcard-size piece of paper. You can draw or write the details of your story, including the relevant memories or background connected to the recipe.

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Prizes are:

  • Gold (One Per Category): Plaque and ¥100,000 ($834.87)
  • Silver (One Per Category): Plaque and ¥50,000 ($417.43)
  • Bronze (Three Per Category): Plaque and ¥30,000 ($250.46)

Winners will be announced at the Soy Sauce Day Gathering on 1 October 2015  and a pamphlet featuring the winning recipes will be published after the competition.

For more details, head to Soysauce Information Center. Entries must be postmarked by 31 May. Good luck!

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Source and Images: Soysauce Information Center