Episode
Iron Chef: Kobe vs Seki Yuji (Chestnut Battle)
Overview
Iron Chef Kobe is the Prince of Pasta. His challenger tonight is the Prince of Chinese cuisine. Judges: Tenmei Kanoh, Kazuko Kato, Koki Mitani, Chieko Honma
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 41
- Air date
- 1997-10-31
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Kobe vs Seki Yuji (Chestnut Battle) is Episode 41 in Season 5 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1997-10-31. The runtime is 30 min.
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