JAPAN | Team Japan has won the Asia selection for the Pastry World Cup having taken the top spot over Malaysia and Singapore.
Last continental selection before the Grand Final, the Asia selection for the Pastry World Cup was held this Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October in Singapore. After two days of competition, Japan won this selection, represented by Masanori Hata (chocolate candidate) and Yuji Matoba (sugar candidate). Malaysia and Singapore placed second and third respectively, while China, South Korea and Philippines completed the top six.
With “Ladies summer fashion” as competition theme, the nine teams had seven hours to realise 16 restaurant-style desserts along with a new kind of test: two big travelling cakes and 24 individual travelling cakes. To finish with six take-away crystal jars and 24 individual pints.
Six teams qualified for the Grand Final at the end of this two-day competition, right in front of a jury composed of renowned pastry chefs, including members of the International Organisation Committee: Frédéric Cassel and Marc Rivière, Pastry World Cup winner in 2009.
Automatically qualified for the Grand Final in 2023 after its second place on the podium during the 2021 edition, Japan participated for its very first time at the Asia selection of the Pastry World Cup. Taking the first place of the podium, the Land of the Rising Sun imposes itself again as one of the Asian and World pastry references, and aims for a fourth gold medal in January 2025, after its victory in 1991, 2007 and during the last Grand Final held in 2023.
Pending the announcement of the two wild cards which will be assigned soon by the International Organisation Committee, we yet know 18 of the 20 qualified countries for the Grand Final of the Pastry World Cup 2025.
Thus, will meet the next 24th and 25th January during Sirha Lyon pastry chefs of the following countries: Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, and United Kingdom as well as the two countries to be drafted soon by the I.O.C.
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