Iron Chef

Exploring 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.

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.

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

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

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.

Kandagawa brings his apprentice to the stadium for a sweetfish battle.

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.

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 Takashi 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.

It's a team matchup between Iron Chefs Michiba 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, the Iron Chefs' nemesis, sends out his lethal weapon, Yasuhiko Yoshida, to challenge Iron Chef Michiba in a wriggling battle of eel.

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

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

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

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

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

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