Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Fuji TV will air a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef, beginning in October 26, 2012.
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Season 1
1993
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01. Ishinabe vs. Maruyama Takeshi (Salmon Battle)
1993-10-10
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02. Michiba VS Kobayakawa Yousei (Foie Gras Battle)
1993-10-17
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03. Chen vs Indoragori Paulo (Globefish Battle)
1993-10-31
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04. Chen vs Kudo Toshiyuki (Tofu Battle)
1993-11-07
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05. Michiba vs Syu Tomiteru (Lobster Battle)
1993-11-14
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06. Chen VS Tei Kazuhiko (Octopus Battle)
1993-11-21
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07. Ishinabe vs Muto Masato (Radish Battle)
1993-11-28
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08. Michiba vs Syu Tomitoku (Crab Battle)
1993-12-05
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09. Ishinabe VS Oyama Eizo (Banana Battle)
1993-12-12
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10. Ishinabe vs Jacques Borie (Chicken Battle)
1993-12-19
A special battle for Christmas. The challenger is a winner of the prestigious MOF award in France. The Iron Chef is the first Iron Chef French, Yutaka Ishinabe. This is the only Ishinabe episode, and the only episode from the first year broadcast on Food Network. Judges: Yasuo Tanaka (Novelist), Mai Kitajima (Actress), Masaaki Hirano (Rosanjin Scholar)
