【breaking news! ] This year’s “TOFU OF THE YEAR” has been decided! ! ~2024 (8th) National Tofu Fair~

[Breaking news! ] This year’s “TOFU OF THE YEAR” has been decided! ! ~2024 (8th) National Tofu Fair~ ​ National Tofu Association, General Incorporated Foundation Press release: November 13, 2024 【breaking news! ] This year’s “TOFU OF THE YEAR” has been decided! ! ~2024 (8th) National Tofu Fair~ The Grand Prize/Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award went to Tofu Kobo Yuu Co., Ltd.’s “Specially Selected Yose Tofu”, the first two wins in the history of the competition since 2017 (3rd edition)!
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The National Tofu Association (General Incorporated Foundation) and the 8th National Tofu Fair/Steering Committee held the “12th Nippon Tofu Shop Summit in Okinawa” on November 9th (Saturday) in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. “8th We held an awards ceremony for the 2024 National Tofu Fair, and decided on the 2024 Tofu of the Year Award, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, and various special awards (see attached preliminary report). Various awards were awarded at the venue. This was the announcement of the results of the tofu competition (final selection) held in Tokyo on September 7th of this year, and the summit was attended by guests from all over the country, including the tofu industry’s future leaders. Approximately 150 people gathered, including manufacturers, related organizations and companies, businesses participating in the National Tofu Fair, and participants in the tofu tasting event. The “1st Island Tofu Fair”, the first of its kind in Japan, was also held at the event. Tofu is a very familiar food in Japan, but it is actually of the highest standard and quality in the world, and is currently attracting attention from both inside and outside the country due to its functionality and excellent source of vegetable protein intake. Masu. This fair brings together some of the best products in the market, and aims to further improve the manufacturing technology and quality of Japanese tofu.In addition to serving as a training ground for tofu manufacturers, the fair also aims to further improve the manufacturing technology and quality of Japanese tofu. Our aim is to widely disseminate this information both domestically and internationally, and to contribute to the promotion and development of the tofu industry. National Tofu Fair HP ​
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151126/1/151126-1-2785993c792145fc9f431aa983250ab8-1000×750.jpg “Tofu Kobo Yu Co., Ltd.” Representative Director Hiroshi Okubo ■Double winner of the Grand Prize, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award and the Excellence Award, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Chief of Staff Award I am very happy to have won the Grand Prize for the second time in the history of the competition. We would like to thank you for your continued patronage of our tofu, despite the harsh living environment caused by recent climate change and soaring prices. It’s been nine years since we opened, but we still have many new customers coming to our store every day. This is possible thanks to the introduction and cooperation of all our customers, farmers, staff, wholesalers, people involved in the tofu industry, and business partners. I am very grateful. Thank you very much. In order to meet those expectations, I work hard every day to produce tofu and provide the best tofu that day. Our customers and our tofu are once in a lifetime opportunities. We believe that if you are not impressed when you eat tofu, there will be no referrals or repeat customers. I believe that those feelings and thoughts led us to win the Grand Prize for the second time in history. We will continue to work hard to convey the charm of tofu. Tofu Kobo Yu Co., Ltd. HP ​ ■Judging will be held on Saturday, September 7th this year in Tokyo in four categories: firm tofu, silken tofu, yose/oboro tofu, and stuffed tofu.Completely blind with only number markings, shotgun method with different judging start positions. This was done by shutting out stakeholders and exhibitors in five categories: “taste,” “flavor,” “aftertaste,” “texture,” and “overall evaluation.”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151126/1/151126-1-7e6fe7fa46dc1a845da9665952aad03d-3900×2104.jpg 8th National Tofu Fair ≪Event Overview≫ 1. Date and time: Final screening Saturday, September 7, 2020 Award Ceremony Saturday, November 9, 2020 2. Venue: Final Judging “Totenko Ueno Store” 1-4-1 Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo 116-37 Asahi-cho, Naha City, Okinawa 3. Sponsored and sponsored Sponsored by: General Incorporated Foundation National Tofu Association Support: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, National Federation of Grain Merchants Cooperatives Association U.S. Soybean Export Canadian Soybean Association (National Research Institute) National Agriculture and Food Technology Research Organization (One company) Japan Tofu Equipment Association (one company) Japan Dried Okara Association (one company) Japan Tofu Meister Association 4. Screening target: A total of 96 tofu products submitted by 63 businesses (Total number of participating businesses: 111 companies, total number of exhibits: 275 from the national regional competitions (preliminaries)) 5. Examination results: as below. About the National Tofu Association General Incorporated Foundation Tofu is said to have been introduced from China by monks sent to Tang Dynasty during the Nara period. It has been nurtured by Japan’s climate and culture, and has developed in its own way, becoming a regional and traditional food essential to the people’s diet. I’m here. Nowadays, there are a wide variety of products available, from carefully selected soybean ingredients, coagulants, water, manufacturing methods, etc. to inexpensive products. However, since they are so common ingredients, few people know about the differences between them. For more than 80 years since our predecessor organization, Zendoren has been engaged in activities to promote and develop tofu products and the manufacturing industry, and to uplift the unique tofu culture.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151126/1/151126-1-e1567c07db32d83ffb2d10f8449272a8-3900×3888.jpg [Organization Overview] Organization name: General Incorporated Foundation National Tofu Association Location: 6th floor, Zenzuren Building, 1-16-12 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Chairman: Kazuhisa Higashida Established: October 21, 1955 Business details: (1) Passing on and disseminating techniques related to tofu products and the
manufacturing industry, research and collection, and collection and provision of materials (2) Holding seminars, exhibitions, conferences, etc. related to tofu products and the manufacturing industry (3) Start-up consultation regarding tofu product manufacturing industry (4) Establishment and management of meetings and halls related to tofu products and the manufacturing industry (5) Mutual communication and welfare promotion between the industry and tofu manufacturers regarding tofu products (6) Other operations necessary to achieve the objectives of this corporation HP: http://www.zentoren.jp