Iron Chef

Morimoto's debut as an Iron Chef brings a difficult challenger: Yukio Hirayama.

Iron Chef Kobe and Mario Frittoli, who both learned from masters of Italian cuisine, face off in this battle of broccoli.

Iron Chef Morimoto engages challenger Masayoshi Kimura in this battle of rice.

Chef Sakai, known as Iron Chef French, has his hands full in this battle specially designed around Wedgwood china.

The challenger is a master chef hailing from Kyoto; he has the support of former Iron Chef Michiba and Dr. Yatori as he hopes to take down the Iron Chef.

The challenger is a seafood expert who chooses and masterfully cooks gifts from the sea; he has apprenticed in the top kitchens of Japan.

The challenger is a stubborn chef descended from a long line of Tokyo dwellers; the Iron Chef has his hands full facing such a strong tradition.

The challenger is one of the few Mexican food specialists in Tokyo; a Latin duel at Kitchen Stadium.

Andre Pachon is the leader of the French chef community in Japan; several of his apprentices have already appeared, but this time Pachon sends his No. 1 man.

The younger sibling of the Liang brothers, rulers of Cantonese cuisine in Japan, faces Iron Chef Chinese.

Iron Chef Chen engages challenger Lian Su Qin using konnyaku, a unique Japanese healthy food.

The challenger is a woman who knows what she likes; as an elite culinary critic, she trained at Le Cordon Bleu as well as Taillevent, an elite French restaurant in Paris.

Former Iron Chef Michiba decides that Morimoto needs some help finding his feet, so he recruits his No. 1 sous chef from his own days at Kitchen Stadium.

Japan's culinary media is dominated by today's challenger, a food critic, musician, and graphic artist; the son of a famous chef and former challenger, Kentaro is determined to make a name for himself in Kitchen Stadium.

Iron Chef Italian is challenged by a chef hailing from Kyoto who never ceases to pack his restaurant with customers.

Morimoto fights a traditionalist chef who fills his dishes with nostalgia.

Meiji Kinenkan is the oldest bridal hall in Japan undergoing an upgrade to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which includes the addition of a Chinese restaurant and its new grand chef.

Iron Chef Chen stirs up his best yogurt presentation against challenger Junichi Ito.

Iron Chef Morimoto battles with challenger Tsuyoshi Kajimoto as they innovate with abalone, a shellfish.

The Iron Chef is called upon to face Miyoko Sakai, a famed Thai food critic who has had the privilege to learn the secrets of royal Thai cuisine straight from the source.

Iron Chef Morimoto faces another traditionalist who is infamous for his temper, his steadfast discipline and his adherence to tradition.

The challenger in this battle of peach is Masanobu Watabe, owner of Le Rameau d'Or in Yokohama, Japan; Watabe runs the entire 22-seat restaurant by himself.

Chen's challenger is a man who masters Chaozhou-style Chinese cuisine, an exacting style that is actually able to please the sensitive tastes of customers in Kyoto.

Sakai battles the "conjurer of garlic," a chef who embraces the pungent ingredient as real Italians do; Sakai is further challenged to use live squid in the dishes.