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Chen and Sakai Spotlight

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42

Jan 4, 1996

Learn the history and background of the Iron Chef Chinese, Chen Kenichi, and the Iron Chef French, Hiroyuki Sakai, while witnessing some of their greatest battles.

Season 4, 26 episodes

Michiba Spotlight,

Learn the history of the 'Iron Chef' competition with a look at the background of one of its all-time greatest chefs, Rokusaburo Michiba, the first Iron Chef Japanese.

Chen and Sakai Spotlight,

Learn the history and background of the Iron Chef Chinese, Chen Kenichi, and the Iron Chef French, Hiroyuki Sakai, while witnessing some of their greatest battles.

Battle Bamboo Shoots,

Iron Chef Chen squares off against Munetaka Takahashi, a rising star from Kyoto, in an all-out battle of bamboo shoots.

Iron Chef Sakai's former apprentice, Mario Nakagawa, goes up against his master in the battle of lamb.

Battle Truffles,

Dr. Hattori himself issues a challenge to Iron Chef Michiba in the battle of truffles.

Battle Cabbage,

The legendary chef of Italian cuisine Hiromi Yamada takes on Iron Chef Chen in a culinary collision of cabbage.

Battle Bonito (Fish),

Iron Chef Sakai goes up against the first sushi chef to appear on 'Iron Chef,' Hiromi Funatsu.

Challenger Masatoshi Kimura, specializing in hot-flame Chinese cuisine, takes on Iron Chef Sakai.

Challenger Kiyoshi Takahashi who won bronze in the World Chinese Cooking Contest goes up against Iron Chef Chen who won silver in an all-out grudge match.

It's Iron Chef Michiba vs. Challenger Kuniyuki Ishikawa in a high-level battle of two master chefs in Japanese cuisine. The ingredient, natto, is made from fermented soybeans.

Battle Ayu (Sweetfish),

Acclaimed chef Kandagawa brings on his top apprentice, Katsumi Hanato, to challenge Iron Chef Michiba in the battle of ayu.

Battle of Sea Urchin,

Yuji Wakiya, a young chef out to revolutionize Chinese cuisine, goes head-to-head against Iron Chef Sakai in the battle of sea urchin.

Masahiko Miyamoto, a challenger who has worked in one of France's leading three-star restaurants, takes on Iron Chef Chen in the battle of milk.

Battle for the Eggplant,

Koichi Tabata, a wandering chef who has worked in over 200 restaurants in Japan, challenges Iron Chef Chen in the battle of eggplant.

Iron Chef Michiba is challenged to a battle of tuna by Takasehi Mera who uses the longest knife in Japan.

Tadaaki Shimizu, the first-ever Japanese sous-chef of the famous Tour d'Argent, challenges Iron Chef Sakai in the battle of homard.

Battle for the Sea Bass,

It's a team matchup between the Iron Chefs Mihciba and Chen and two of Paul Bocuse's favorite apprentices, Joel Bruant and Masashi Furutaka, in this battle of sea bass.

Iron Chef Sakai takes on Mitsuru Saito in an all-out battle of beef.

Kandagawa, Iron Chefs' nemesis, sends out his lethal weapon Yasuhiko Yoshida to challenge Iron Chef Michiba in a wriggling battle of eel.

Battle for Pike Conger,

Hisohisa Koyama, an up-and-coming maestro of Japanese cuisine, challenges Iron Chef Sakai in the battle of pike conger.

The bad boy of French cuisine, Keiji Nakazawa, challenges Iron Chef Michiba in the battle of corn.

Battle Potatoes,

Spuds will fly when Challenger Katsuyo Kobayashi, a Japanese cooking show host, takes on Iron Chef Chen.

Battle Mushroom,

Heavyweight challenger Hideki Osako seeks a battle of mushroom with Iron Chef Chen.

Battle Bell Pepper,

German-born French cuisine specialist Artur Rutter challenges Iron Chef Michiba in the battle of bell pepper.

Battle Saury (Fish),

Nouvelle French chef Tsutomu Hiroi battles against new wave Japanese Iron Chef Michiba.

Soutetsu Fujii, the first Buddhist priest to appear at Kitchen Stadium, takes on Iron Chef Sakai in the battle of yam.

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Iron Chef

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Iron Chef' is an innovative cooking competition from Japan combining the excitement of a one-on-one sports competition with gourmet cooking.

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