An Evening with Japanese Food

2019/2/22

On 21 February, Ambassador Hiramatsu hosted "An Evening with Japanese Food" at his residence, to promote Japanese food in India.

The Embassy of Japan in India has been working actively to raise awareness about Japanese food and Sake (Rice Wine) in India (*1). Following its previous endeavors in this direction, this time, with the cooperation of JETRO and the Hospitality Purchasing Managers’ Forum (HPMF) (*2), the Embassy of Japan in India hosted a large-scale Japanese food promotion event in association with 16 Japanese restaurants based in Delhi/NCR. These restaurants are certified as “Japanese Food Supporters” (*3). Names of the participating Japanese Restaurants and the dishes served by themat the event are listed below:

Restaurant	Non-vegetarian	Vegetarian
Sushi Junction	California Roll	California Veg Roll
Guppy	Chicken Nambam	Sweet Potato Teriyaki
Raifu	Nigiri Sushi
Makoto Udon		Tan Tan Noodle
Daikichi	Futomaki Roll
Kofuku Japanese Restaurant	Ginger Grilled Pork
New Trad Yakitorees	Chicken Skewer	Asparagus Skewer
Manami Japanese Restaurant	Steam Prawn Dumpling	Mixed Veg. Tempura
Wasabi	Chicken Teriyaki	Eggplant Akamiso
Tokyo Table	Chicken Noodle	Sesame Noodle
Sakura	Katsu Curry Rice
Japanese Dining Tokura	Prawn & Veg. Tempura	Potato Croquette
Kampai	Chicken Karaage	Crunchy Sushi Roll
Fuji Japanese Restaurant	Pork Shabu Udon	Curry Udon
Ichi-zen Gurgaon	Yellowtail Shabu Shabu	Steam Gyoza
Akira Back	Tuna Pizza	Edamame Risotto

Japanese Tea Ambassador, Ms. Hiroe MIKI, also specially flew down from Japan to participate in the event and spread the charm of Japanese tea among Indian guests. In addition, the event also featured special exhibitions by Japanese companies showcasing Japanese products such as sake, beer, whiskey, and food and beverages, as well as kitchen appliances and food related services. They are: Japan Post, Panasonic, JNTO, Yakult, Daawat Kameda, Sapporo, Enter Sake, Indospirit and Japan Awasake Association.

After the opening remarks by Ambassador Hiramatsu, and a speech by Ambassador Wadhwa, Chairperson - India Japan Friendship Forum, Former Ambassador of India to Japan, an awarding ceremony of Japanese Food Supporters took place, which was followed by the reception. As a precursor to the reception, a special lecture-demonstration on Japanese food was also conducted by Japanese Chefs, namely, Chef Ishikawa and Chef Ono, at the Dia Park Premier Hotel, Gurugram.

H.E. Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, as well as other dignitaries from the Indian Government, hotels, restaurants, food companies, media, and others, greatly enjoyed the night with Japanese food and beverages.

The Embassy of Japan in India will continue its efforts for the promotion of Japanese food among Indian people.

List of Japanese Food Supporters in India (Address and contact information).

Presentation on Japanese cuisine

Glimpses of the Event

Lecture on Japanese cuisine by Japanese chef

Lecture on Japanese cuisine

Lecture on Japanese cuisine: Sushi demonstration

Lecture by Japanese Tea Ambassador Ms. Miki

Remarks by Ambassador Hiramatsu

Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Chairperson,
India Japan Friendship Forum, Former Ambassador of India to Japan

Awarding ceremony of Japanese Food Supporters

Kagamibiraki (ceremonial sake cask opening)

Japanese Food Promotion Reception

Japanese Food Promotion Reception

Japanese Food Promotion Reception

Japanese Food Promotion Reception

Japanese Food Promotion Reception

Japanese Food Promotion Reception

H.E. Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Civil Aviation joins the reception.

H.E. Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Civil Aviation joins the reception.

H.E. Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Civil Aviation joins the reception.

H.E. Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Civil Aviation enjoys the Japanese food.

*1 Promotion activities of Japanese food and sake by the Embassy of Japan in India
1) An Evening with Sake, November 2017
2) Japanese Food Promotion Event, March 2018
3) An Evening with Sake, September 2018

*2 Hospitality Purchasing Managers’ Forum (HPMF) is the association of hospitality organizations such as hotels, restaurants and airline companies, working for the improvement of procurement and service quality.

*3 "Japanese Food and Ingredient Supporter Stores Overseas" is a certification program to certify overseas restaurants, bars and retailers, which carry Japanese food and beverages, as official “Japanese Food Supporters”, in order to further promote safe and delicious Japanese food products and alcoholic beverages to every corner of the world. In February 2018, there was only one “Japanese Food Supporter” in India, but in February 2019, the number has expanded to 36.
https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/trends/foods/supporter.html