Episode
Iron Chef: Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Honey Battle)
Overview
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Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1997-03-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sakai vs Kitami Hiroyuki (Honey Battle) is Episode 12 in Season 5 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1997-03-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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This battle does not have a theme ingredient, but it does have a theme. Hanami, or flower viewing, is the theme of this battle. The challenger is a Chinese chef. He heads a Chinese restaurant with a long history. The tasting area is set up outside under the Sakura.
Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto, Asano Yuko, Eiji Bando, Masumi Okada, Asako Kishi
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