B-grade gourmet

Street food in Japan (ramen, yakisoba, etc.) is called "B-grade gourmet" food. Every year, people flock to Atsugi, Kanagawa prefecture to participate in the B-1 Gourmet Grand Prix. There, everyone can see whose B-grade cuisine reigns supreme.

The Mainichi Daily News (EN) presented a photo special (EN) of the 2010 B-1 Gourmet Grand Prix.