{"id":791,"date":"2025-11-16T17:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=791"},"modified":"2025-11-16T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T17:22:23","slug":"japan-wins-world-tiramisu-trophy-in-rome-beating-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=791","title":{"rendered":"Japan Wins World Tiramisu Trophy In Rome, Beating Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Japan\u2019s Aya Okada won the World Trophy of Professional Tiramisu in Rome.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">Competitors made one classic and one creative tiramisu under time limits.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Italy placed second and Morocco third, spotlighting tiramisu\u2019s global moment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Japan just swiped tiramisu bragging rights on Italian soil. In Rome, pastry pro Aya Okada of Ishikawa took first at the World Trophy of Professional Tiramisu with a showpiece that looked like a grand piano (and clearly tasted like a well-deserved standing ovation). Her mix of espresso, mascarpone, and cherry created a harmony just right to earn the crown. Italy landed second, Morocco took third, and somewhere a nonna sighed and said, \u201cFair enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The format made it fun and brutal at the same time. Every competitor had to build two versions under the clock: one classic, funny business-free tiramisu, and the other a creative riff that still respected the anchors of the dessert. You needed a cooked element, a fresh spreadable cheese, and coffee, then you had to make it sing. Judges tasted for balance, texture, and presentation across both plates. Clearly, Okada checked every box\u2014and then some.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Japan\u2019s technique is famously precise, and we all know Italy is still Italy with strength in many of its Italian classics. Morocco rounding out the podium is just another reminder that tiramisu has a passport now. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">File this under inspiration for trying your hand at your own at-home tiramisu. If this has you craving a test drive, we\u2019ve got a whole lineup ready to cue. Classic, truffles, cake, or whoopie pie form\u2014our best tiramisu recipes are right here for next Italian dessert night in.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And if you&#8217;re not the biggest coffee person, we\u2019ve got you covered with variations going into strawberries &amp; cream territory, our limoncello take, or outside-the-box options like Oreo tiramisu or tiramisu-stuffed French toast.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s Aya Okada won the World Trophy of Professional Tiramisu in Rome. Competitors made one classic and one creative tiramisu under time limits. Italy placed second and Morocco third, spotlighting tiramisu\u2019s global moment. Japan just swiped tiramisu bragging rights on Italian soil. 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