Iron Chef

In honor of the Girls' Festival, Kaga invites a challenger from the ancient city of Kamakura, Motohito Kondo, who was trained in Kyoto and is an expert in both tea and sake.

Tasaki is a world champion sommelier who has always dreamed of becoming a famed chef. Chairman Kaga decides to grant him his wish.

American chef Ron Siegel challenges Iron Chef Sakai in this battle of lobster.

The first female challenger at Kitchen Stadium, the 26-year-old Kagata defeated Chef Chen. Years later, she returns to fight Chen again with milk-fed veal.

Natto, a Japanese delicacy, is the ingredient of battle for Iron Chef Morimoto and Tatsutoshi Kumamoto.

Iron Chef Kobe is pitted against an unusual chef of Italian cuisine who operates out of his own food cart.

Nagayama was brought in to revive the venerated Tokyo University restaurant Shochiku, and now he fights against an Iron Chef.

When it comes to bok choy, Iron Chef Chen is there to defend his honor against Hisao Yaginuma.

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.

Chef Marco Molinari surprises everyone in this battle of porcini mushrooms with Iron Chef Morimoto.

Iron Chef Sakai's opponent in this battle is from the third generation of a family famous for exploring the world in search of prime ingredients to incorporate into unique recipes.

It's a no-holds-barred seafood wrestling match as Iron Chef Kobe and challenger Hiromichi Yoneda try to get their arms around octopus better.

If Mitsuo Suganuma chooses to battle Iron Chef Chen, Chairman Kaga has no choice but to pick shark fin as the theme ingredient.

For the Christmas Day battle, the contender is the successor of Alain Chapel, a successful three-star restaurant owner.

After two of his men lost to Chen, the grand chef of Heichinrou decides that he will be the next opponent so he can regain the pride of the beloved restaurant.

Niigata Prefecture is known for its rice and sake; the challenger represents the indigenous style of Niigata; former Iron Chef Michiba speaks highly of the ryokan where the challenger is the chef.

Iron Chef Kobe once again faces the challenge of a native Italian with other Italian chefs cheering the challenger on; the colorful bell pepper is the theme ingredient.

Toshiro Kandagawa is not happy with the results from the Ohta faction challengers so far -- two have tried to defeat Morimoto and both have failed.

The Royal Park Hotel's grand chef Mitsuo Shimamura's last two proteges defeated the iron chefs; Iio is Shimamura's right-hand man and his strongest yet to enter Kitchen Stadium.

One chef slips in the battle of banana between Iron Chef Kobe and Hironobu Tsujiguchi.

Iron Chef Chen takes on Ryozo Asao, the heir to a French restaurant dynasty, with sturgeon, a kind of fish known for its caviar.

Today's challenger is endorsed by Tenmei Kanoh, a photographer and frequent "Iron Chef" judge; this French-trained chef takes the route of using local ingredients in his dishes.

Newcomer Seiya Masaharu takes on Iron Chef Morimoto over anglerfish, a deep-sea delicacy.

Specializing in Chinese imperial cuisine, Tsui Yu Fun challenges Iron Chef Chen's Szechuan-style cooking in the battle of Chinese cabbage.