Episode
Iron Chef: Michiba vs Lin Kunbi (Potato Battle)
Overview
The challenger is one of the best in Japan at Fujian-style cooking. He opened the first Fujian-style restaurant in Japan. He is also a sixth-degree black belt in karate. Judges: Nagisa Ohshima (Director), Yoshiko Ishii (Singer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 41
- Air date
- 1995-11-17
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Michiba vs Lin Kunbi (Potato Battle) is Episode 41 in Season 3 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1995-11-17. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 40: Sakai vs Sadaharu Nakajima (Rice Battle)
Episode 42: Michiba vs Lin Kunbi Overtime (Sweet Potato Battle)
Overtime Battle to Potato Battle After 60 minutes of battle, the scores are tied at 71. This may have been the first overtime battle in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Nagisa Ohshima (Director), Yoshiko Ishii (Singer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
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