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Iron Chef

"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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  1. S1 E1 - Red Snapper

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    February 27, 1998
    41min
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    Morimoto's debut as an Iron Chef brings a difficult challenger: Yukio Hirayama.
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  2. S1 E2 - Broccoli

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    March 13, 1998
    42min
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    Iron Chef Kobe and Mario Frittoli, who both learned from masters of Italian cuisine, will face off in this battle of broccoli.
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  3. S1 E3 - Rice Battle

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    April 3, 1998
    42min
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    Iron Chef Morimoto engages Challenger Masayoshi Kimura in this battle of rice.
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  4. S1 E4 - Guinea Fowl

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    April 10, 1998
    42min
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    Chef Sakai, known as the Iron Chef French, will have his hands full in this battle specially designed around Wedgwood china.
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  5. S1 E5 - Spanish Mackerel

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    April 17, 1998
    42min
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    The challenger is a master chef hailing from Kyoto. He has the support of the former Iron Chef Michiba and Dr. Yatori. Can the Iron Chef win this battle?
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  6. S1 E6 - Pen Shell

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    April 24, 1998
    41min
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    The challenger is a seafood expert who chooses and masterfully cooks gifts from the sea. He has apprenticed in the top kitchens of Japan. Which competitor will find the soul of the sea?
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  7. S1 E7 - Bamboo Shoots

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    May 1, 1998
    41min
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    The challenger is a stubborn chef descended from a long line of Tokyo dwellers. The Iron Chef will have his hands full facing such a strong tradition.
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  8. S1 E8 - Mango

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    May 8, 1998
    41min
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    The challenger is one of the few Mexican food specialists in Tokyo. This is a Latin duel at Kitchen Stadium.
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  9. S1 E9 - Asparagus

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    May 15, 1998
    42min
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    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 number one man.
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  10. S1 E10 - Pork Belly

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    May 22, 1998
    42min
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    The younger sibling of the Liang brothers, rulers of Cantonese cuisine in Japan, faces the Iron Chef Chinese.
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  11. S1 E11 - Konnyaku

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    May 29, 1998
    41min
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    Iron Chef Chen engages Challenger Lian Su Qin using konnyaku, a unique Japanese healthy food.
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  12. S1 E12 - Mishima Beef

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    June 5, 1998
    41min
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    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.
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  13. S1 E13 - Sweetfish

    June 12, 1998
    42min
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    The former Iron Chef Michiba decides that Morimoto needs some help finding his feet, so he recruits his number one sous-chef from his own days at Kitchen Stadium.
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  14. S1 E14 - Potato

    June 19, 1998
    41min
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    Japan's culinary media is dominated by today's challenger, a food critic, musician and graphic artist. Kentaro is determined to make a name for himself at Kitchen Stadium.
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  15. S1 E15 - Eggplant

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    June 26, 1998
    41min
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    The Iron Chef Italian is challenged by a chef hailing from Kyoto who never ceases to pack his restaurant with customers.
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  16. S1 E16 - Tofu

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    July 3, 1998
    42min
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    Morimoto fights a traditionalist chef who fills his dishes with nostalgia.
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  17. S1 E17 - Jinhua Pork

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    July 10, 1998
    41min
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    Meiji Kinenkan is the oldest bridal hall in Japan undergoing an upgrade to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This includes the addition of a Chinese restaurant and its new grand chef.
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  18. S1 E18 - Yogurt

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    July 17, 1998
    41min
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    Iron Chef Chen stirs up his best yogurt presentation against Challenger Junichi Ito.
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  19. S1 E19 - Abalone

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    July 24, 1998
    41min
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    Iron Chef Morimoto battles with Challenger Tsuyoshi Kajimoto as they innovate with abalone, a shellfish.
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  20. S1 E20 - Blue Crab

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    July 31, 1998
    41min
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    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.
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  21. S1 E21 - Giant Eel

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    August 7, 1998
    41min
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    Iron Chef Morimoto faces another traditionalist who is infamous for his temper, his steadfast discipline and his adherence to tradition.
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  22. S1 E22 - Peach

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    August 14, 1998
    42min
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    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.
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  23. S1 E23 - Carp

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    August 21, 1998
    41min
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    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.
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  24. S1 E24 - Squid

    September 11, 1998
    41min
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    Sakai battles the "conjurer of garlic," a chef who embraces the pungent ingredient as real Italians do. Sakai is further challenged to use live squids in the dishes.
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  25. S1 E25 - Sardine

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    September 18, 1998
    41min
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    Three years after losing to Iron Chef Chen, the Italian restaurant Sabatini demands a rematch, this time sending in the master chef of their Tokyo restaurant.
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