Misawa Air Base, JAPAN -- Team Hersheys makes an appeal to the judges at the first Misawa Donburi Contest at the Misawa Civic Center Nov. 27, 2010. Teams consisting of U.S. and Japanese citizens competed to create a new recipe for donburi, a traditional rice-based Japanese dish. Out of five competing teams, Team Hersheys was voted the winner by a panel of judges consisting of community leaders including the mayor of Misawa City, the Commander of the 35 Fighter Wing and the Commander of the Misawa Naval Air Facility. Each year, the city holds several community events as part of Misawa's Japanese-U.S. cultural exchange program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Captain Darrick B. Lee)

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Yota Shimoda (right) accepts the Misawa Donburi Contest grand prize on behalf of his team, Team Hersheys, during the closing ceremony of the contest, Nov. 27, 2010 at the Misawa Civic Center, Misawa, Japan. Five international teams competed for the title of best donburi, a category of traditional Japanese cuisine where various meats and vegetables are served over rice in a bowl. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Team Hersheys serves samples of their award-winning donburi after receiving the grand prize of the Misawa Donburi Contest, Nov. 27, 2010, at the Misawa Civic Center lobby, Misawa, Japan. Donburi is a category of traditional Japanese cuisine where various meats and vegetables are served over rice in a bowl. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Americans, Japanese work together towards tasty goal

Published Nov. 29, 2010