Iron Chef (1993–1999)
"Ryôri no tetsujin" (original title)

Chefs from all over the world come to Kitchen Stadium to do culinary battle with one of Chairman Kaga's "Iron Chefs." Both the challenger and the Iron Chef have one hour to prepare a meal ... See full summary »

Stars:

Chen Kenichi, Hiroyuki Sakai, Rokusaburo Michiba

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chen Kenichi		(91 episodes, 1993-2002)
Hiroyuki Sakai		(86 episodes, 1994-2001)
Rokusaburo Michiba		(41 episodes, 1993-2000)

Storyline

Chefs from all over the world come to Kitchen Stadium to do culinary battle with one of Chairman Kaga's "Iron Chefs." Both the challenger and the Iron Chef have one hour to prepare a meal in which each course must prominently include the featured ingredient for that day's show. After the meals are prepared, a panel of judges samples both meals and determines who has made the better meal. Throughout the cook-off, running commentary is made by two "sports-casters" in a booth and one floor reporter.

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Plot Keywords:

kitchen | cooking | food | competition | non fiction

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Details

Official Sites:

Television Food Network

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Iron Chef

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi had the longest winning streak, at 14 battles.

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Quotes

Chairman Kaga: If my memory serves me correctly...

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Connections

Referenced in Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008)

User Reviews

The cooking show for people who hate cooking shows.

Calling "Iron Chef" a cooking show is like saying "Jurassic Park" is a film about animal husbandry. In Tokyo's Kitchen Stadium, Chairman Kaga has assembled the greatest Tokyo chefs in every major world cuisine. Each week, the programming staff selects a challenger to do battle with one of the Iron Chefs. The two chefs have exactly one hour to make as many dishes as they can, using a mystery ingredient revealed by Chairman Kaga just moments before the battle.

The dishes are judged by a panel of Tokyo celebrities, and even scores go to a thirty-minute tie-breaker. However, the most entertaining part is watching the chefs cook as quickly and efficiently as possible.

This is the only cooking show where I actually learned something useful. It's also the only cooking show that I would watch with a roomful of friends and a six-pack.