Episode
Iron Chef: Nakamura Chin vs Sakai Kobe (Watermelon Battle)
Overview
It is summertime, and Chairman Kaga wants to celebrate with a summer festival. The Iron Chefs are divided into two teams: Asia Team (Chen and Nakamura) and Europe Team (Sakai and Kobe). Kaga asks, What theme do I choose for a dream tag match? That summer fruit. Watermelon. Judges: Shinichiro Kurimoto, Keiko Saito, Tatuo Meidaka, Asako Kishi
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 1997-08-08
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Nakamura Chin vs Sakai Kobe (Watermelon Battle) is Episode 30 in Season 5 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1997-08-08. The runtime is 30 min.
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