_Iron Chef_ -- Search and Destroy

Basically, think of a cooking done as a competitive sport, complete with play-by-play and color commentary.

No, it's better than Ready Set Cook by a country mile.

I think the great way to get rid of him would be to let him stand up on the cutting board again, and then chop off his legs at the knees.

"FUJI-SAN!"

"Go, Ohta!"

"Bobby Flay seems to be dying in agony..."

If Shatner can even approach a tenth of Kaga's cool with the upcoming American-only special, then it'll be the best thing he's ever done.

Have only discovered this show in the past week on crappy UK channels - so crap it's Channel 32,431 or something.
WHAT A FUCKING SHOW!
Why did no one think to apply the televisual techniques of sports broadcasting to haute cuisine before? And then to cross it with Kung Fu (not the discipline, the show). Just genius. Fucking genius.

Destroy the host of the American Iron Chef who "blackfaces" his way through each episode with his horrible Japanese and Kung Fu poses.

Guy bugs bigtime.

I don't watch the American show at all

yea iron chef (japanese version) is the bomb.
i think i saw one with joel robuchon . . .
used to drink everytime the play-by-play dude said "fukui-san"
and get shnockered watching this show

american version is a pathetically sad simulacrumb

"Destroy the host of the American Iron Chef who "blackfaces" his way through each episode with his horrible Japanese and Kung Fu poses."

Mark Dacascos! How can anyone want to destroy him is beyond me although I may still be crushin' on him for his star turn in American Samurai. Considering he was pretty well martial artist I don't know what other kinds of poses you'd expect though.

used to drink everytime the play-by-play dude said "fukui-san"
― Shackleton Crater (jdchurchill)

This is a great idea. I am going to do this.

Considering he was pretty well martial artist I don't know what other kinds of poses you'd expect though.

What the hell does Kung Fu have to do with cooking? His shtick is stupid and offensive.

Isn't his uncle the host of the Japanese version of the show?

I think the english voice-actor overdubbers for the Japanese version of Iron Chef are AMAZING! So fun to listen to.

xp Not really. It's just something they made up to connect it to the original.

used to drink everytime the play-by-play dude said "fukui-san"

Here's the full Iron Chef Drinking Game: http://www.lemurlove.com/ironchef.htm

and if that disappears...

The Rules of the Game

For the game, the group divides into Challengers, Iron Chefs, and Commentators. If you're not with a drinking crowd, yet you still want to play (!?), give everyone paper and pencil. Instead of drinking, make a mark on the paper as instructed. The group with the lowest combined points win. Whereas in the drinking game, the group that is the most sober wins, if anyone is still interested in winning at that point.

Challengers
- One drink when the challenger says, "I will win." If he/she uses the word "definitely", take an additional drink.
- Two drinks anytime your chef is announced as being the master of some inane ingredient, such as salt.
- Two drinks if the theme ingredient is not seafood.
- One drink if the theme ingredient is foie gras, caviar, shark's fin or truffles.
- One drink if other Iron Chefs, past or present, are on hand to witness the battle. One extra drink if all the current and former Iron Chefs are present.
- Two drinks if the Iron Chef writes up a menu beforehand. If the Iron Chef is Michiba, then take only one drink.
- One drink for Michiba's "broth of vigor".
- Three drinks if your chef is using bird's nest as an ingredient. Take one additional drink if it's red bird's nest.
- One drink anytime the ice cream maker is shown.
- One drink anytime entrails are used.
- Two drinks anytime your chef uses an odd prop in the presentation of one of his dishes (e.g. newspaper or a Coca-Cola paper cup)
- Two drinks if your chef throws out a dish.
- One drink if your chef uses one of the following luxury ingredients: caviar, foie gras, truffles, shark's fin or champagne. One additional drink per additional luxury ingredient (unless of course, this is the theme ingredient).
- Two drinks if the opponent makes a dessert out of a non-dessert item (like oyster or caviar).
- One drink if your chef says his or her dishes are "okay" or "alright".
- One drink when your chef prepares a dish that requires partial assembly by the judges.
- Two drinks every time your opponent is seen smiling during the tasting.
- One drink each time your opponent personally serves out his or her dish.
- One drink when Kishi Asako tears into your chef's dish.
- Two drinks if Kishi likes your opponent's dish.
- One drink per judge that votes for Iron Chef.
- One drink when the Iron Chef, relieved to have won, rubs his face with his hands and then squints and blinks repeatedly.

Iron Chefs
- Two drinks anytime it is a special battle that features only one particular Iron Chef rather than being chosen by the challenger at the beginning of the show.
- Two drinks if the theme ingredient is not seafood.
- One drink if the theme ingredient is foie gras, caviar, shark's fin or truffles.
- One drink if the Iron Chef complains the ingredient is not often used in his style of cuisine.
- Two drinks if your opponent writes up a menu beforehand.
- Two drinks anytime entrails are used.
- Three drinks if your chef is using bird's nest as an ingredient. Take one additional drink if it's red bird's nest.
- One drink anytime the ice cream maker is shown.
- Two drinks anytime your chef uses an odd prop in the presentation of one of his dishes (e.g. newspaper or a Coca-Cola paper cup).
- Two drinks if your chef throws out a dish.
- One drink if your chef uses one of the following luxury ingredients: caviar, foie gras, truffles, shark's fin or champagne. One additional drink per additional luxury ingredient (unless of course, this is the theme ingredient).
- Two drinks if the opponent makes a dessert out of a non-dessert item (like oyster or caviar).
- If your chef says his or her dishes are "okay" or "alright", take one drink.
- One drink when your chef prepares a dish that requires partial assembly by the judges.
- Two drinks every time your opponent is seen smiling during the tasting.
- One drink each time your opponent personally serves out his or her dish.
- One drink when Kishi Asako tears into your chef's dish.
- Two drinks if Kishi likes your opponent's dish.
- One drink per judge that votes for the opposing chef.
- Three drinks if the challenger wins.

Commentators
-Two drinks anytime anyone says that the Iron Chef, his Challenger, or the Challengers team needs to redeem him/her/itself with this battle.
- One drink if someone comments on the difficulty of using the theme ingredient.
- One drink whenever a commentator mentions how expensive the ingredient is.
- One drink when the announcer mentions a chef has his/her rice cooker on.
- One drink any time someone comments that a chef is using the "double-cleaver technique."
- Two drinks if a replay is shown. Take an additional drink if the replay involves fire.
- One drink if one of the commentators asks, "I wonder what he/she's going to do with that?" or any similar question.
- One drink when someone describes a dish as being "luxurious."
- One drink when someone complains a chef is being wasteful. One extra drink if it is Nakamura who is being wasteful. (Yeah, if you're watching on Fine Living you have no idea who he is. I hope they dub his shows soon.)
- One drink if someone mentions America, the United States, or New York during one of Morimoto's battles.
- One drink whenever someone says, "I think he may steam that."
- One drink if someone alludes to Morimoto's earring.
- One drink if the commentators comment on a chef's sweating.
- Two drinks if a commentator questions the idea of making an ice-cream out of a non-dessert item.
- One drink any time a judge that looks like a rap star makes an intelligent and complex critique of one of the dishes.
- One drink any time a judge takes his/her first bite of a dish, then his/her eyes get really wide and he/she makes some type of vapid, overexcited comment on the dish such as "This is very good!"
- Two drinks when a judge claims he or she is being "selfish" when evaluating a dish.
- One drink every time a judge is "reassured" by a dish.
- One drink if Fukui asks if the winner will be the Iron Chef or the "hero" of the challenger's particular cuisine.
- One drink per point disparity between the scores for the Iron Chef and the Challenger that exceeds one by any individual judge (e.g. If one judge gives the Iron Chef 19 points and the Challenger 17 points, drink twice for a two point difference).

Everyone
- One drink when Kaga Takeshi says, "If memory serves me right ..."
- One drink when Kaga bites into something and looks pensive, such as the bell pepper during the opening credits (and yes, this one counts too!). Anyone who laughs when he does it takes an additional drink.
- Three drinks if the ingredient is lowered from the ceiling instead of raised up from the floor.
- One drink if a chef uses bonito (that flaky tan stuff in a bag used to make broths).
- Two drinks if the ingredient is still alive when presented to the chefs.
- Two drinks if the initial preparation of the theme ingredient makes you ill (you may want to make sure you have a clear path to the bathroom first, though).
- Applaud if Chin makes a fried rice dish at the last minute.
- Two drinks if the judges are tied two to two and the battle is decided on points. Two more drinks if the points are tied and there will be a half-hour tie breaker.
- Four drinks if it is the Iron Chef's retirement battle. Three more drinks if he wins it.

I would be drunk off my ass within ten minutes of most episodes.

Isn't his uncle the host of the Japanese version of the show?

― schwantz, Friday, December 4, 2009 3:52 PM (53 minutes ago)

no, it's a fictional excuse for him to do his weird fake-Japanese act, preying on that alllooksame trope.

We're playing a version of the drinking game now during squid battle. I'd like to add one more condition: whenever anyone refers to 'masking the smell' of an ingredient, you should drain your glass.

Confession: I have only seen the US version. I don't think the original has been shown on UK TV. I don't find Iron Chef America stupid and offensive though: I find it stupid and hilarious. And I find the cooking awe inspiring, especially given that serious fucking chefs are taking it fucking seriously.

I like ICA, no apologies.

Hail and farewell Chen Kenichi

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20230314-97127/

very weird to think the og iron chefs were pretty young at the time of filming, watching the show they come across as these timeless ancients, wizened wizards summoned from a stone tablet by the chairman minutes before the cameras start rolling

chen was always my favorite, very zen, more bemused than competitive and yet still intimidating somehow

Sakai was my favorite to watch, but Chen's dishes were always the one I wanted to eat.

rip iron chef Chen Kenichi

elvis otm. sakai and morimoto, legends of kitchen stadium, but Kenichi was reliable and a formidable chef. he gave me a lot of joy just to watch him do his thing

Morimoto bored me, give me Michiba any day. But Chen felt like the soul of the program, I loved his good humour and casual focus. So hard to beat.

just watched a couple of Chen challenges from the late 90s, what a guy

Jeez, in checking on the other chefs, hadn't realized Kobe aka Iron Chef Italian had died back in 2019 from a fall in one of his restaurants. That sucks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiko_Kobe

(All the other chefs are still with us.)

Apparently, fearsome judge Kishi Asako passed in 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asako_Kishi

Oh man, she was amazing.

Chairman Kaga still showing you how to live

https://www.office-k3.com/kagaplus/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8800_.jpg

Shifting from Liberace to Bilbo Baggins without missing a beat.

Hey this is cool -- Sakai and Chen back in 2010 talking about the show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC2gigq5JJ4

Also, this is a supercut of dreams:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmMqjZQR-4

And finally for now at least, the introduction of Kobe as Iron Chef Italian -- theme song missing because of that little copyright issue but otherwise as god intended, in the original Japanese with subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DQRhVi54w