Sacheon City Extends "1st Sacheon Jjajang National Cooking Contest" Application Deadline to October 6

To Be Held in Conjunction with Agricultural Festival on October 31

Final Round Features Five Teams Competing Onsite

At Least One Sacheon Specialty Ingredient Required

Total Prize Money: 2.6 Million Won

Sacheon City in South Gyeongsang Province has extended the application period for the "1st Sacheon Jjajang National Cooking Contest" until October 6.

The city announced that the application deadline, originally scheduled for September 28, has been extended to October 6.

This contest is designed to discover new dishes utilizing local agricultural specialties and will be held in conjunction with the 18th Sacheon Agricultural Festival. The event will take place on the festival's main street from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 31.

[Photo provided by Sacheon City] Poster for recruiting participants for the '1st Sacheon Jjajang National Cooking Competition.' Sacheon City has extended the application period, originally until September 28, to October 6.

The contest theme is "A New Sacheon Jjajang Made with Sacheon's Agricultural Specialties." Participants must use at least one local agricultural specialty produced in Sacheon, and there are no restrictions regarding the form or cooking method of the dishes.

Eligibility is open to all Korean citizens aged 18 or older. Through a preliminary document review, five teams will be selected to advance to the final round.

The finalist teams will compete in a live cooking contest at the event venue.

After judging, five teams will be selected for prizes: one grand prize winner, one excellence award winner, and three runner-up winners. A total of 2.6 million won in prize money will be awarded to the finalists.

Sacheon City aims to discover new dishes using local agricultural specialties through this contest and to explore the potential to further develop them as future local culinary content.

A city official stated, "With the extended application period, we hope to see a variety of creative dishes utilizing Sacheon's agricultural specialties entered in the contest," and encouraged participation.

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