Episode
Iron Chef: Sakai vs Ishikawa Toshiyuki (Sea Urchin Battle)
Overview
The challenger started training to be a chef at the age of 15. He earns praise from both Iron Chef Chen and Dr. Yukio Hattori. The Chairman calls him the future of Chinese cooking in Japan. Judges: Takenori Emoto, Megumi Oishi, Yasosuke Bando, Asako Kishi
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1997-07-11
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sakai vs Ishikawa Toshiyuki (Sea Urchin Battle) is Episode 26 in Season 5 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1997-07-11. The runtime is 30 min.
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