One of the reasons why we love Asian cuisine is that there are so many different and unique flavors and ingredients to experience. Our newest recipe challenge will take your kitchen to the East and features a tasty array of Asian ingredients to experiment with.

We’ll send you samples of Adzuki Beans, Dried Maitake Mushrooms, Mochi Rice, Dried Star Fruit, Organic Millet, and Hijiki and your task will be to create TWO original recipes using at least four of the ingredients. The extra twist in this contest is that you have to create one recipe for an appetizer and the second for a main course.

Feel up to the challenge? Here’s how it works:

1. Send your name, mailing address, blog name and URL to Katie at kwallace (at) marxfoods (dot) com by 1/20. Several participants will be chosen to participate.
2. Create your original recipes for an appetizer and a main dish and post both recipes in a single post on your blog by 2/19. Don’t forget to send the link to Katie!
3. All of the recipe submissions will be published on the Marx Foods blog and be put to a vote.

Two winners will be chosen for this contest, one through the public vote and the other through an internal poll of the Marx Foods staff and the participating bloggers. Both winners will be announced 2/24.

The stakes are high for this challenge! Each winner will receive their choice of either 4 Kobe Tomahawk Steaks or 5lbs of sushi grade Yellowfin Tuna.

Get hungry and go East!