Episode
Iron Chef: Nakamura vs Kashima Masami (Prawn Battle)
Overview
The challenger trained in France, but he now specializes in Vietnamese cooking. Judges: Tamio Kageyama, Keiko Saito, Hideki Takahasi, Asako Kishi
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 1997-07-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Nakamura vs Kashima Masami (Prawn Battle) is Episode 25 in Season 5 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1997-07-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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