The BEST episodes of Iron Chef season 6
Every episode of Iron Chef season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Iron Chef season 6!
Iron Chef is an innovative cooking competition from Japan. An combined the excitement of a one on one sports competition with gourmet cooking.
#1 - Sakai vs Ron Siegel (Lobster)
Season 6 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/9/1998
An American chef enters Kitchen Stadium for a lobster battle.
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#3 - 2000th Dish: French vs Chinese Part II
Season 6 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/4/1998
Part 2 of 2: The special battle to honor 2,000 dishes in Kitchen Stadium continues with Team All French (Sakai, Ishinabe, Joh) versus Team All Chinese (Chen, Wakiya, Miyamoto), each working to complete their special meals set on platters made for the occasion. The judgment provides a surprise ending. Judges: Mitsuko Ishii (Newscaster, one of the first judges), Shinichiro Kurimoto (Lower House Member, second-most-frequent judge), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic, most-frequent judge), Kenji Fukui (The Show's Announcer)
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#4 - Kobe vs Kensuke Sakai (Pumpkin)
Season 6 - Episode 41 - Aired 10/30/1998
Iron Chef Italian Kobe is pitted against an unusual Italian cuisine chef who operates out of his own food cart.
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#5 - Morimoto vs Marco Molinari (Porcini)
Season 6 - Episode 45 - Aired 11/27/1998
By the age of 13, Molinari was already a chef at a 3-star restaurant. Now, cultures clash in this mushroom battle.
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#6 - Sakai vs Kondo Motohito (Girls' Festival)
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/1998
In honor of the Girls' Festival, Kaga invites a challenger from the ancient city of Kamakura, Motohito Kondo, who had training in Kyoto and is an expert in both tea and sake. He challenges Iron Chef French Sakai. For this one battle only, there is no theme ingredient (the theme is the Girls' Festival itself), and the chefs are invited to improvise dishes using only the ingredients provided by the Kitchen Stadium pantry. Judges (for this occasion, all female spanning four generations): Yumi Adachi (Actress, Teen), Naomi Hosokawa (Actress, Young Adult), Yoko Akino (Actress, Middle-Age), Asako Kishi (Culinary Critic, Elder)
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#7 - Kobe vs Yasuhiro Sasajima (Eggplant)
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/26/1998
The Iron Chef Italian is challenged by an Italian chef who never ceases to pack his restaurant with customers: quite a feat for a chef hailing from Kyoto, a place infamous for having very refined taste.
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#8 - Chen vs Liang Shuqing (Konnyaku) Overtime
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/29/1998
The highly-anticipated Pork Belly Battle ends in a tie, forcing a 30-minute overtime battle: this time using Konnyaku (Arum Root).
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#9 - Kobe vs Shinya Tasaki (Tuna)
Season 6 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/2/1998
Tasaki is a world champion sommelier who always dreamed of becoming a famed chef. Chairman Kaga decides to grant him his wish.
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#10 - Sakai vs Shimokawa Shuzo (Jinhua Pork)
Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/10/1998
Maiji 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, a Cantonese master and an expert in cooking for large gatherings, is today's challenger.
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#11 - Chen vs Miyazawa Kaoru (Carp)
Season 6 - Episode 31 - Aired 8/21/1998
Chen's challenger is a man who mastered Chaozhou-style Chinese cuisine: an exacting style that is actually able to please the sensitive tastes of customers in Kyoto.
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#12 - Sakai vs Kyonori Miura (Squid)
Season 6 - Episode 34 - Aired 9/11/1998
Sakai battles the "conjurer of garlic", an Italian chef who learned to embrace the pungent ingredient as real Italians do. Sakai is further challenged by the choice of ingredient: live squids.
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#13 - Kobe vs Yosei Watanabe (Mango)
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/8/1998
The challenger is one of the few Mexican food specialists in Tokyo. He opened the first restaurant dedicated to Latin cuisine. He specializes in authentic Mexican food, rather than American versions of Latin cuisine. This is a Latin duel in Kitchen Stadium
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#14 - Kobe vs Takatsugu Sasaoka (Maitake)
Season 6 - Episode 44 - Aired 11/20/1998
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. He is extremely picky about the ingredients he uses. The theme ingredient costs about $150/kg ($68/lb). This is a battle between the Prince of Japanese cuisine and the Prince of Pasta.
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#15 - Chen vs Kagata Kyoko (Veal)
Season 6 - Episode 39 - Aired 10/16/1998
The first female challenger in Kitchen Stadium, the 26 year old Kagata defeated Chen Kenichi. Years later, after studying under Chef Shimamura at the Royal Park Hotel and opening her own restaurant, she returns to fight Chen again with milk-fed veal.
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#16 - Morimoto vs Shuichi Fuji (Juvenile Salmon)
Season 6 - Episode 36 - Aired 9/25/1998
Led by Tadamichi Ohta, the chef who defeated Sakai, the Ohta faction invades Kitchen Stadium to uphold traditional Japanese cuisine. Fuji is Ohta's first contender against Morimoto.
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#17 - Chen vs Kentaro (Potato)
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/19/1998
Japan's culinary media is dominated by today's challenger, a food critic, musician, and graphic artist. The son a of a famous chef and former challenger, Kentaro is determined to make a name for himself in Kitchen Stadium.
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#19 - Chen vs Harada Mitsuro (Spanish Mackerel)
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/17/1998
The challenger is a Master Chef hailing from Kyoto. He, like most Iron Chefs, combines traditional knowledge with cutting edge technique and flavors to create exquisite dishes. He has the support of former Iron Chef Michiba and Dr. Yatori. Can the Iron Chef win this battle?
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#20 - Kobe vs Sakai Miyoko (Blue Crab)
Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/31/1998
The Iron Chef Italian 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—Thai Princess Sita—and has been passing on the techniques to Thai chefs throughout Tokyo. The theme ingredient is Blue Crab, a luxurious shellfish familiar to the challenger. The Thai ambassador to Japan and his wife are invited to observe and taste. Judges: Tenmei Kanoh (Photographer), Kayoko Kishimoto (Actress), Nobuhiro Takeda (Soccer Player), Kazuko Hosoki (Fortune Teller)
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#21 - Chen vs Maruyama Hideki (Sardine)
Season 6 - Episode 35 - Aired 9/18/1998
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. The result is a perfect echo of three years ago: against Iron Chef Chen Kenichi and with sardines as the theme.
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#22 - Kobe vs Yoneda Hiromichi (Octopus)
Season 6 - Episode 47 - Aired 12/11/1998
This octopus showdown has everyone up in arms.
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#23 - Chen vs Hisao Yaginuma (Shanghai Cabbage)
Season 6 - Episode 43 - Aired 11/13/1998
Chen defends his honor against the famed restaurant Hei Chin Rou in this Bok Choy battle.
#24 - Morimoto vs Kajimoto Takeshi (Abalone)
Season 6 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/24/1998
Today's challenger carries the samurai spirit of Yamaguchi Prefecture and a vast knowledge of kelp which he employs to produce broths which he claims are key to his dishes.
#25 - Morimoto vs Tetsuo Hagiwara (Bamboo Shoots)
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/1/1998
The challenger is a stubborn chef descended from a long line of Tokyo dwellers. Restaurants run in his family. Iron Chef Japanese will have his hand's full facing such a strong tradition. It's traditional Japanese versus neo-Japanese cooking.
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