Iron Chef
Season 6
TV-G
Chefs from all over the world come to fight a culinary battle against one of President Kaga's "Iron Chefs". They have one hour to prepare a meal where each dish must prominently feature the special ingredient of the day.
49 Episodes
- Sakai vs Kondo Motohito (Girls' Festival)
E9Sakai vs Kondo Motohito (Girls' Festival)In honor of the Girls' Festival, Kaga invites a challenger from the ancient city of Kamakura, Motohito Kondo, who had training in Kyoto and is an expert in both tea and sake. He challenges Iron Chef French Sakai. For this one battle only, there is no theme ingredient (the theme is the Girls' Festival itself), and the chefs are invited to improvise dishes using only the ingredients provided by the Kitchen Stadium pantry. Judges (for this occasion, all female spanning four generations): Yumi Adachi (Actress, Teen), Naomi Hosokawa (Actress, Young Adult), Yoko Akino (Actress, Middle-Age), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic, Elder) - Kobe vs. Mario Frittoli (Broccoli Battle)
E10Kobe vs. Mario Frittoli (Broccoli Battle)Pinchiorri, the perfectionist, was a female chef in the 70's who combined French and Italian cooking techniques. Iron Chef Kobe was her apprentice. Angelo Paracucchi was also working to revolutionize Italian cooking. His star pupil, Mario Frittoli, is a master chef and today's challenger. These 2 students of Italian masters will face off in battle broccoli. - Sakai vs Tomoji Ichikawa (Guinea Fowl Battle)
E12Sakai vs Tomoji Ichikawa (Guinea Fowl Battle)Tomoji Ichikawa is a French superchef in Japan. He has traveled and trained extensively in France under Pierre Troisgros. Iron Chef French will have his hands full in this battle, specially designed around Wedgewood china. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto (Fmr House Member), Kuniko Asagi (Actress), Masumi Okada (Actor), Kazuko Hosoki - Chen vs Harada Mitsuro (Spanish Mackerel Battle)
E13Chen vs Harada Mitsuro (Spanish Mackerel Battle)The challenger is a Master Chef hailing from Kyoto. He, like most Iron Chefs, combines traditional knowledge with cutting edge technique and flavors to create exquisite dishes. He has the support of former Iron Chef Michiba and Dr. Yatori. Can the Iron Chef win this battle? - Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots Battle)
E15Morimoto vs. Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots Battle)The challenger is a stubborn chef descended from a long line of Tokyo dwellers. Restaurants run in his family. Iron Chef Japanese will have his hand's full facing such a strong tradition. It's traditional Japanese versus neo-Japanese cooking. - Kobe vs. Yosei Watanabe (Mango Battle)
E16Kobe vs. Yosei Watanabe (Mango Battle)The challenger is one of the few Mexican food specialists in Tokyo. He opened the first restaurant dedicated to Latin cuisine. He specializes in authentic Mexican food, rather than American versions of Latin cuisine. This is a Latin duel in Kitchen Stadium - Sakai vs Kobayashi Kumiko (Mishima Beef Battle)
E20Sakai vs Kobayashi Kumiko (Mishima Beef Battle)The challenger is a woman who knows what she likes. As an elite culinary critic, she also trained at Cordon Bleu and at Taillevent, an elite French restaurant in Paris to better understand cooking. Iron Chef will have his hands full in the Battle: French. - Morimoto vs Kenichi Miyanaga (Sweetfish Battle)
E21Morimoto vs Kenichi Miyanaga (Sweetfish Battle)Former Iron Chef Michiba decides that Morimoto needs some helpfinding his feet in Kitchen Stadium, so he recruits his number one sous chef from his own days in Kitchen Stadium. Kenichi Miyanaga knows the Stadium well. Can the new Iron Chef prove his worth? - Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Veal Battle)
E39Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Veal Battle)The first female challenger in Kitchen Stadium, the 26 year old Kagata defeated Chen Kenichi. Years later, after studying under Chef Shimamura at the Royal Park Hotel and opening her own restaurant, she returns to fight Chen again with milk-fed veal. - Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake Battle)
E44Kobe vs. Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake Battle)The challenger likes to follow one of the philosophies of Rosanjin: 'never kill the natural flavor of the ingredient.' He is known as the Prince of Japanese cuisine. He is extremely picky about the ingredients he uses. The theme ingredient costs about $150/kg ($68/lb). This is a battle between the Prince of Japanese cuisine and the Prince of Pasta.
